Acts 13:49 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 13:49

And the word of the Lord spread throughout that region.

BSB

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ASV

And the word of the Lord was spread abroad throughout all the region.

KJV

And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region. That is, of Pisidia, in which Antioch was; not by the Apostles Paul and Barnabas, who seem to go directly to Iconium, after they were expelled the city and suburbs of Antioch; but by some of those who were converted under their ministry, and had gifts bestowed on them, qualifying them to preach the Gospel to others, which they did with success.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
διεφέρετο	diephereto	Was carried	G1308 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
λόγος	logos	word	G3056 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
κυρίου	kuriou	Lord	G2962 →
δι᾽	di᾽	through	G1223 →
ὅλης	holēs	all	G3650 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
χώρας.	chōras	region.	G5561 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 12:24
But the word of God continued to spread and multiply.
leads to
- Acts 6:7
  So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
- Acts 11:21
  The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 19:20
  So the word of the Lord powerfully continued to spread and prevail.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:1
  Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread quickly and be held in honor, just as it was with you.
Through
Acts 19:26
And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made…
leads to
- Acts 17:29
  Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.
- 1 Corinthians 8:4
  So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.
- Isaiah 44:10–20
  Who fashions a god or casts an idol which profits him nothing?
Through
Acts 19:10
This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
leads to
- Acts 20:31
  Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Acts

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Acts