⁴⁹ So the Lord’s message spread throughout that region.

¹⁰ This went on for the next two years, so that people throughout the province of Asia—both Jews and Greeks—heard the word of the Lord.

²⁴ Meanwhile, the word of God continued to spread, and there were many new believers.

¹³ For everyone here, including the whole palace guard,^[a] knows that I am in chains because of Christ. ¹⁴ And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers^[b] here have gained confidence and boldly speak God’s message^[c] without fear.

²⁶ But as you have seen and heard, this man Paul has persuaded many people that handmade gods aren’t really gods at all. And he’s done this not only here in Ephesus but throughout the entire province!

⁴² The news spread through the whole town, and many believed in the Lord.

⁷ So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish priests were converted, too.