ACTS 13:49 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.”
The word of the Lord spread through the whole region — Luke notes the gospel's geographic expansion as a natural consequence of the proclamation, anticipating the second journey and the mission's ripple effects across Asia Minor.
Church Fathers on Acts 13:49
the Gentiles Acts 13:48— this, while it was more cheering to them, seeing the case was this, that whereas those were of right to hear first, they themselves enjoy the blessing, was at the same time more stinging to those — and the Gentiles, it says, hearing (this) were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and believed, as many as were ordained unto eternal life: i.e., set apart for God. Observe how he shows the speediness of the benefit: And the word of the Lord was…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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