⁴⁹ And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.

¹⁰ This continued for ^(A)two years, so that ^(B)all the residents of Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.

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

¹³ so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard^[a] and ^(A)to all the rest that ^(B)my imprisonment is for Christ. ¹⁴ And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold ^(C)to speak the word^[b] without fear.

²⁶ And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus but in almost all of Asia this Paul has persuaded and turned away a great many people, ^(A)saying that ^(B)gods made with hands are not gods.

⁴² And it became known throughout all Joppa, and ^(A)many believed in the Lord.

⁷ 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.