Acts 12:24
But the word of God grew and multiplied.
Cross-reference
Acts 5:39 asserts that no one can stop what is from God, reinforcing why the word continued to flourish after Herod's death.
Acts 6:7 uses the same phrase 'the word of God spread' describing earlier growth, directly paralleling the summary here.
Acts 19:20 similarly notes the word of the Lord spreading and growing in power, echoing the same pattern of growth.
Acts 9:31 says the church multiplied in number — parallel to the word growing here, both showing peaceful expansion after persecution.
Acts 13:49 reports the word spreading through the whole region — a direct narrative continuation of the growth described here.
Acts 16:5 echoes this growth language: the word increasing here leads to churches increasing in number daily.
Acts 11:21 records a great number believing as God's hand was with them, providing an earlier example of the word's spread.
Isaiah 55:10 declares that God's word never returns empty but accomplishes its purpose, explaining why the word spread and flourished.
In Matthew 16:18, Jesus promises his church will prevail — same theme of God’s work overcoming opposition seen in the word’s growth here.
Colossians 1:6 says the gospel is bearing fruit and growing worldwide — directly echoing the word’s multiplication here.
2 Thessalonians 3:1 prays that the word may spread quickly — a parallel desire for the same growth seen in Acts 12:24.
Proverbs 28:28 states that when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive—directly illustrated by Herod's death leading to the word's flourishing.
Daniel 2:44 describes God’s indestructible kingdom — parallel to the unstoppable growth of God’s word in Acts 12:24.