Acts 9:31

29 He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.

30 When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

32 As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.

33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
KJV
Then had the churches rest throughout all Judæa 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.
WEB
So the assemblies throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
ASV
So the church throughout all Judaea 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.
DARBY
The assemblies then throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord, and were increased through the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
BLB
Then indeed the church throughout all of Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified. And going on in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.
ÅB
Menigheten hadde nå fred over hele Judea og Galilea og Samaria; den ble oppbygget og vandret i Herrens frykt, og vokste ved den Hellige Ånds hjelp.
OTB
Da hadde menigheten i hele Judea, Galilea og Samaria en tid med fred og ble styrket. Levende i ærefrykt for Herren og oppmuntret av Den Hellige Ånd, vokste den i antall.
B1930
Menigheten hadde nu fred over hele Judea og Galilea og Samaria; den opbyggedes og vandret i Herrens frykt, og vokste ved den Hellige Ånds hjelp.

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