ACTS 12:24 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“But the word of God grew and multiplied.”
But the word of God continued to increase and spread.'—the final, crucial statement contrasts human power (Herod, defeated and dead) with divine power (the word, growing and multiplying). 'Word of God' (logos tou theou) is the gospel itself, a living, reproductive force. The verb 'increase and spread' (auxanō, 'grow'; dianomai, 'spread widely') reverses the persecution's attempted suppression.
Church Fathers on Acts 12:24
And he went down from Judea to Cæsarea, and there abode: and Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country. And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, saying, 'It is the voice of a god, and not of a man,'…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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