Acts 6:7

6:7 The word of God continued to spread, ¹  the number of disciples in Jerusalem ²  increased greatly, and a large group ³  of priests became obedient to the faith.

Acts 12:24

12:24 But the word of God ⁴  kept on increasing ⁵  and multiplying.

[6:7]  ¹ tn Grk “kept on spreading”; the verb has been translated as a progressive imperfect.

[6:7]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:7]  ³ tn Grk “a great multitude.”

[12:24]  ⁴ sn A metonymy for the number of adherents to God’s word.

[12:24]  ⁵ tn Or “spreading.”