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Acts 19:20 — King James Version← Study notes

So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.


Acts 19:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 19:2010 words
GreekMeaning
οὕτωςhoutōs
thusadverbG3779
κατὰkata
withprepositionG2596
κράτοςkratos
mightnounG2904
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
κυρίουkyriou
LordnounG2962
ho
thearticleG3588
λόγοςlogos
wordnounG3056
ηὔξανενēyxanen
was continuing to increaseverbG837
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἴσχυενischyen
was prevailingverbG2480
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 19:20

And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. Acts 19:14-16 They did it in secret: then their impotence is publicly exposed. (f) Then not the Name does anything, unless it be spoken with faith.…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 41 on Acts
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God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. The promise here is not conditional on our ...
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