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The word of God continued to spread; the number of the disciples increased greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests became obedient to the faith.(A)

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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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20 So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.(A)

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20 In this way the word of the Lord(A) spread widely and grew in power.(B)

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24 But the word of God continued to advance and gain adherents.(A)

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

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that has come to you. Just as it is bearing fruit and growing in the whole world, so it has been bearing fruit among yourselves from the day you heard it and truly comprehended the grace of God.(A)

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that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit(A) and growing throughout the whole world(B)—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace.

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and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him,(A)

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and, once made perfect,(A) he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him

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26 but is now disclosed and through the prophetic writings is made known to all the gentiles, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith(A)

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26 but now revealed and made known through the prophetic writings(A) by the command of the eternal God, so that all the Gentiles might come to the obedience that comes from[a] faith(B)

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  1. Romans 16:26 Or that is

through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith among all the gentiles for the sake of his name,(A)

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Through him we received grace(A) and apostleship to call all the Gentiles(B) to the obedience that comes from[a] faith(C) for his name’s sake.

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  1. Romans 1:5 Or that is

The Faith of Abraham

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance, and he set out, not knowing where he was going.(A)

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By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance,(A) obeyed and went,(B) even though he did not know where he was going.

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for which I suffer hardship, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God is not chained.(A)

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for which I am suffering(A) even to the point of being chained(B) like a criminal. But God’s word(C) is not chained.

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20 When they heard it, they praised God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, and they are all zealous for the law.(A)

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20 When they heard this, they praised God. Then they said to Paul: “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous(A) for the law.(B)

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22 There they strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “It is through many persecutions that we must enter the kingdom of God.”(A)

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22 strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith.(A) “We must go through many hardships(B) to enter the kingdom of God,” they said.

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But the magician Elymas (for that is the translation of his name) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul away from the faith.(A)

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But Elymas the sorcerer(A) (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul(B) from the faith.(C)

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42 Nevertheless many, even of the authorities, believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue,(A)

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42 Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him.(A) But because of the Pharisees(B) they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue;(C)

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