'Grew' in the Bible

But many of those who heard their message believed, and the men grew to number about 5,000.

But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

But Saul grew more capable and kept confounding the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that this One is the Messiah.

The Church, however, throughout the whole of Judaea, Galilee and Samaria, had peace and was spiritually built up; and grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and receiving encouragement from the Holy Spirit.

And it came to pass in those days that she grew sick and died; and, having washed her, they put her in the upper room.

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

Now Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius from Cyrene, Manaen, who grew up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul were prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch.

Then the contention grew so sharp that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus,

But some grew obstinate in unbelief and spoke evil of the new faith before all the congregation. So Paul left them, and, taking with him those who were disciples, held discussions daily in Tyrannus's lecture-hall.

So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

The shouting grew loud, and some of the scribes of the Pharisees’ party got up and argued vehemently: “We find nothing evil in this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”