Acts 9:31
Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
Studiennotiz
Study Note
The summary notice that 'the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied' functions as a Lukan turning point between the Saul narrative and the expansion toward Cornelius. Luke's summaries (2:41-47; 4:32-35; 6:7; 9:31; 12:24) chart the numerical and geographical growth of the church, functioning as a literary device that measures the fulfilment of Acts 1:8's programmatic commission. The combination of 'edification' (oikodomē), 'fear of the Lord,' and 'comfort (paraklēsis) of the Holy Ghost' maps a three-dimensional portrait of church health: structural growth, reverence, and pastoral encouragement. The verse's retrospective peace after Saul's persecution suggests that the church's growth is not despite but through the suffering that preceded it.
Andere Übersetzungen
So the church throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified; and, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied.
Then, indeed, the assemblies throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had peace, being built up, and, going on in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.
And so the church through all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was made strong; and, living in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was increased greatly.
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