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# General Information:
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This verse gives an update on the church's growth.
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# the word of God continued to spread
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The writer speaks of the growing number of people who believed the word as if the word of God itself were covering a larger area. Alternate translation: "the number of people who believed the word of God increased" or "the number of people who believed the message from God increased" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# became obedient to the faith
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"followed the teaching of the new belief"
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# the faith
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Possible meanings are 1) the gospel message of trust in Jesus or 2) the teaching of the church or 3) the Christian teaching.
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