'Word' in the Bible

Lord, pay attention to their threats now, and allow your servants to speak your word boldly

After the apostles heard this, they went into the Temple at daybreak and began to teach. The high priest and those who were with him arrived, called the Council and all the elders of Israel together, and sent word to the prison to have the men brought in.

Then we'll devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

So the word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem continued to grow rapidly. Even a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

Now those who were scattered went from place to place preaching the word.

Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaritans had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

After they had given their testimony and spoken the word of the Lord, they started back to Jerusalem, continuing to proclaim the good news in many Samaritan villages.

He has sent his word to the descendants of Israel and brought them the good news of peace through Jesus the Messiah. This man is the Lord of everyone.

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

Now the people who were scattered by the persecution that started because of Stephen went as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews.

But the word of God continued to grow and spread.

Arriving in Salamis, they began to preach God's word in the Jewish synagogues. They also had John to help them.

He was associated with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. He sent for Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.

The next Sabbath almost the whole town gathered to hear the word of the Lord.

Then Paul and Barnabas boldly declared, "We had to speak God's word to you first, but since you reject it and consider yourselves unworthy of eternal life, we are now going to turn to the gentiles.

When the gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord. Meanwhile, all who had been destined to eternal life believed,

and the word of the Lord began to spread throughout the whole region.

They stayed there a considerable time and continued to speak boldly for the Lord, who kept affirming his word of grace and granting signs and wonders to be done by them.

They spoke the word in Perga and went down to Attalia.

We have therefore sent Judas and Silas to tell you the same things by word of mouth.

Both Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch to teach and proclaim the word of the Lord, as did many others.

A few days later, Paul told Barnabas, "Let's go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord and see how they're doing."

Because they had been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia, Paul and Timothy went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia.

Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and everyone in his home.

The jailer reported these words to Paul, and added, "The magistrates have sent word to release you. So come out now and go in peace."

But when the Jewish leaders in Thessalonica found out that the word of God had been proclaimed by Paul also in Berea, they went there to upset and incite the crowds.

But when Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself entirely to the word as he emphatically assured the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.

So Paul lived there for a year and a half and continued to teach the word of God among the people there.

This went on for two years, so that all who lived in Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.

In that way the word of the Lord kept spreading and triumphing.