The word of the Lord spread through that whole area.
This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord.
But God’s word continued to spread, and many people believed the message.
But you’ve seen and heard what this man Paul is doing. Here in Ephesus and almost everywhere in the province of Asia he has led large numbers of people away from our gods. He says that gods made by human hands aren’t gods at all.
This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
So God’s word kept spreading. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew quickly, and a large number of priests began to obey Jesus’ teachings.
But they went out and spread the news about him all over that area.
When the governor saw what had happened, he believed. He was amazed by the teaching about the Lord.
