Acts 16:5

5 ¹So the churches were strengthened in ²the faith, and they increased in numbers ³daily.

Acts 16:5 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 16:5

And so were the churches established in the faith
Of Christ, both in the grace and doctrine of faith; and that both by the preaching of the Gospel by the apostle and his companions, and by the decrees of the elders delivered by him:

and increased in number daily;
as well as in gifts and grace.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Acts 16:5 In-Context

3 Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

4 As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered to them for observance the decisions that had been reached by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.

5 So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and they increased in numbers daily.

6 And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.

7 And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.

Cross References 3

1. [Acts 9:31]
2. See Acts 6:7
3. Acts 2:47

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Acts 16:5

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Acts 16:5 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 16:5 In-Context

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