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General Information:
This verse gives an update on the church's growth.
word of God continued to spread
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. AT: "the number of people who believed the word of God increased" or "the number of people who believed the message from God increased" (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs-metaphor)
became obedient to the faith
"followed the teaching of the new belief"
the faith
Possible meanings are 1) the gospel message of trust in Jesus or 2) the teaching of the church or 3) the Christian teaching.