Acts 16:5 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁵ So, the churches [of the region] were being [spiritually] strengthened in the faith and grew in number daily.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ So the churches were strengthened and made firm in the faith, and they increased in number day after day.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁵ So the churches were strengthened in the faith and every day their numbers flourished.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ And certainly, the Churches were being strengthened in faith and were increasing in number every day.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ And the churches were confirmed in faith, and increased in number daily.

Acts 16:5 Cross References

Acts 11:21

The power of the Lord was upon their efforts so that a large number of people who believed [the message] turned to the Lord [in faithful obedience].

Acts 12:24

But the [influence of the] message of God grew and [the number of disciples] multiplied.

Acts 15:41

traveling through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches [along the way].

Acts 2:47

praising God and enjoying favor with all the people [of the area]. And every day the Lord added to their number [i.e., to the church] those who were being saved [i.e., upon their obedience to the Gospel].

Acts 4:4

But many of the people who heard the message [of God] believed [in Jesus] and the number of men [alone] came to be about five thousand.

Acts 5:14

And more and more believers in the Lord, both men and women, were [being] added to the [people of the] Lord.

Acts 6:7

So, the message of God increased [in its influence] and the disciples multiplied in number greatly in Jerusalem, [so that even] a large number of [Jewish] priests became obedient to [the message of] the faith.

Acts 9:31

So, the church throughout all of Judea, Galilee and Samaria was multiplied in number, enjoyed peace, was built up [spiritually] and lived in awe of the Lord and was comforted by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 16:25

– See Verse 27

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my dearly loved brothers, stand firm [in the faith]; do not be moved [from your commitment] Always do your best to work for the Lord, since you know that your labor in the Lord’s [service] is not for nothing.

Galatians 5:1

Christ set us free [from condemnation under the Law of Moses], so we could stay free! Remain where you are then, and do not get tangled up again in the enslaving harness [of the Law of Moses].

Colossians 2:6

So, since you have accepted Christ Jesus as Lord, live in [fellowship with] Him,

1 Thessalonians 3:13

May the Lord strengthen your hearts so you will be [found] without just blame and holy, in the presence of our God and Father, when our Lord Jesus Christ returns with all of His holy ones [i.e., angels. See Mark 8:38; II Thess. 1:7].

1 Thessalonians 3:2

and so we [i.e., I] sent Timothy, our brother and God’s fellow-worker in [the ministry of] the Gospel, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,

2 Thessalonians 2:16

Now, may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us never ending encouragement and good hope through [His] unearned favor,

Hebrews 13:9

Do not continue to be swept off your course by all kinds of strange teachings. For it is good for your hearts to be strengthened by God’s unearned favor [upon you] and not by [keeping regulations about] foods, which do not benefit those who observe them.

1 Peter 5:10

And the God who bestows every unearned favor [upon His people], who invited you to partake of His eternal splendor through Christ Jesus, will restore, confirm, strengthen and stabilize you people [in the faith], after you have gone through a brief time of suffering.