(A)So the churches were strengthened in (B)the faith, and they increased in numbers (C)daily.

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So the churches were strengthened(A) in the faith and grew daily in numbers.(B)

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31 So (A)the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And (B)walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, (C)it multiplied.

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31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria(A) enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.(B)

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47 praising God and (A)having favor with all the people. And the Lord (B)added to their number (C)day by day those who (D)were being saved.

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47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.(A) And the Lord added to their number(B) daily those who were being saved.

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And (A)the word of God continued to increase, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests (B)became obedient to (C)the faith.

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So the word of God spread.(A) The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly,(B) and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

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10 And (A)after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, (B)who has called you to his (C)eternal glory in Christ, will himself (D)restore, (E)confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

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10 And the God of all grace, who called you(A) to his eternal glory(B) in Christ, after you have suffered a little while,(C) will himself restore you and make you strong,(D) firm and steadfast.

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41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, (A)strengthening the churches.

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41 He went through Syria(A) and Cilicia,(B) strengthening the churches.(C)

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Alive in Christ

(A)Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him,

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Spiritual Fullness in Christ

So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,(A) continue to live your lives in him,

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13 until we all attain to (A)the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, (B)to mature manhood,[a] to the measure of the stature of (C)the fullness of Christ, 14 so that we may no longer be children, (D)tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in (E)deceitful schemes. 15 Rather, (F)speaking the truth in love, we are to (G)grow up in every way into him who is (H)the head, into Christ, 16 (I)from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, (J)when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:13 Greek to a full-grown man

13 until we all reach unity(A) in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God(B) and become mature,(C) attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.(D)

14 Then we will no longer be infants,(E) tossed back and forth by the waves,(F) and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.(G) 15 Instead, speaking the truth in love,(H) we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head,(I) that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows(J) and builds itself up(K) in love,(L) as each part does its work.

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Christ Has Set Us Free

For (A)freedom Christ has (B)set us free; (C)stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to (D)a yoke of (E)slavery.

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Freedom in Christ

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.(A) Stand firm,(B) then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.(C)

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58 (A)Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in (B)the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord (C)your labor is not in vain.

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58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,(A) because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.(B)

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Doxology

25 (A)Now to him who is able to strengthen you (B)according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, (C)according to the revelation of the mystery (D)that was kept secret for (E)long ages

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25 Now to him who is able(A) to establish you in accordance with my gospel,(B) the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ, in keeping with the revelation of the mystery(C) hidden for long ages past,

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48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and (A)glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. 49 And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.

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48 When the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and honored the word of the Lord;(A) and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.

49 The word of the Lord(B) spread through the whole region.

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24 But (A)the word of God increased and multiplied.

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24 But the word of God(A) continued to spread and flourish.(B)

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