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The Church at Antioch

Acts 11:21

In 9 translations

BSB
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
KJV
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
WEB
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
ASV
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number that believed turned unto the Lord.
LSV
and the hand of the LORD was with them, a great number also, having believed, turned to the LORD.
YLT
and the hand of the Lord was with them, a great number also, having believed, did turn unto the Lord.
DBY
And [the] Lord's hand was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.
DRC
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believing, were converted to the Lord.
GNV
And the hand of the Lord was with them, so that a great number beleeued and turned vnto the Lord.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include ὁ (“which”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ὁ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὁ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἦν χεὶρ κυρίου μετʼ αὐτῶν, πολύς τε ἀριθμὸς ὁ πιστεύσας ἐπέστρεψεν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον.
RP2018
Καὶ ἦν χεὶρ κυρίου μετ’ αὐτῶν· πολύς τε ἀριθμὸς πιστεύσας ἐπέστρεψεν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἦν χεὶρ Κυρίου μετ᾿ αὐτῶν· πολύς τε ἀριθμὸς πιστεύσας ἐπέστρεψεν ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον.
SCR1894
και ην χειρ κυριου μετ αυτων πολυς τε αριθμος πιστευσας επεστρεψεν επι τον κυριον

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  • Luke 1:66And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
  • Acts 2:47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
  • Acts 5:14Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.
  • Acts 9:35and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
  • 1 Thessalonians 1:5because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
  • Isaiah 59:1Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.
  • 1 Corinthians 3:6–7I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
  • Acts 6:7So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
  • Acts 11:24Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord.
  • Ezra 7:9He had begun the journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was upon him.
  • Isaiah 53:1Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
  • 1 Thessalonians 1:9–10For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from…
  • 2 Chronicles 30:12Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.
  • Ezra 8:18And since the gracious hand of our God was upon us, they brought us Sherebiah—a man of insight from the descendants of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel—along with his sons and brothers, 18 men;
  • Acts 26:18–20to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’ So then, King…
  • Acts 4:4But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.

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