Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

Now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants to speak your word with all boldness,

When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were gathered together. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.

But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word."

The word of God increased and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Therefore those who were scattered abroad went around preaching the word.

Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

They therefore, when they had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the Good News to many villages of the Samaritans.

The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ -- he is Lord of all --

While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those who heard the word.

Now the apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said, 'John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit.'

They therefore who were scattered abroad by the oppression that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except to Jews only.

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

When they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish synagogues. They had also John as their attendant.

who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.

After the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying, "Brothers, if you have any word of exhortation for the people, speak."

Brothers, children of the stock of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, the word of this salvation is sent out to you.

The next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.

Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly, and said, "It was necessary that God's word should be spoken to you first. Since indeed you thrust it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, behold, we turn to the Gentiles.

As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

The Lord's word was spread abroad throughout all the region.

Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

When they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia.

When there had been much discussion, Peter rose up and said to them, "Brothers, you know that a good while ago God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the nations should hear the word of the Good News, and believe.

We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who themselves will also tell you the same things by word of mouth.

But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let's return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."

When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.

They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of the mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was proclaimed by Paul at Beroea also, they came there likewise, agitating the multitudes.

Being then the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Divine Nature is like gold, or silver, or stone, engraved by art and design of man.

He lived there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.

This continued for two years, so that all those who lived in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.

So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.

Now, brothers, I entrust you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build up, and to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

sorrowing most of all because of the word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

When they didn't agree among themselves, they departed after Paul had spoken one word, "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through Isaiah, the prophet, to our fathers,