The Meaning of Acts 13:49 Explained

Acts 13:49

KJV: And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.

YLT: and the word of the Lord was spread abroad through all the region.

Darby: And the word of the Lord was carried through the whole country.

ASV: And the word of the Lord was spread abroad throughout all the region.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And  the word  of the Lord  was published  throughout  all  the region. 

What does Acts 13:49 Mean?

Context Summary

Acts 13:38-52 - Jews Reject, Gentiles Accept, The Gospel
The doctrine of justification by faith, so closely associated with the work of Paul, is here stated for the first time. In Jesus there is forgiveness. For those who trust in Him past sins are absolutely put away, never to be named again, never to be brought up at any future judgment day. Our record is as clear as the sand which has been swept smooth by the ocean waves. We are not only forgiven, but justified. We are treated as though we had never sinned, and are justified from all things. It is a present fact. You may not feel justified or forgiven, but if you are trusting in Jesus, you are at this moment as certainly and as fully justified as have been the saints in heaven.
Pride, as well as jealousy of the Gentiles who were crowding into the fold, stirred the Jews to antagonism, but they could not eradicate the seed which had been so profusely scattered. Large numbers believed, and as they experienced salvation in Christ, they discovered that they were in line with an eternal purpose. This is the meaning of ordained in Acts 13:48. If with such slight opportunities, the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit, Acts 13:52, should we not possess the same experience? [source]

Chapter Summary: Acts 13

1  Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go to the Gentiles
6  Of Sergius Paulus, and Elymas the sorcerer
13  Paul preaches at Antioch that Jesus is Christ
42  The Gentiles believe;
44  but the Jews talked abusively against Paul,
46  whereupon they turn to the Gentiles, of whom many believe
50  The Jews raise a persecution against Paul and Barnabas, who go to Iconium

Greek Commentary for Acts 13:49

Was spread abroad [διεπερετο]
Imperfect passive of διαπερω — diapherō to carry in different directions By the recent converts as well as by Paul and Barnabas. This would seem to indicate a stay of some months with active work among the Gentiles that bore rich fruit. [source]
Throughout all the region [δι ολης της χωρας]
Antioch in Pisidia as a Roman colony would be the natural centre of a Roman Regio, an important element in Roman imperial administration. There were probably other Regiones in South Galatia (Ramsay, St. Paul the Traveller and Roman Citizen, pp. 102-12). [source]

What do the individual words in Acts 13:49 mean?

Was carried then the word of the Lord through all the region
διεφέρετο δὲ λόγος τοῦ Κυρίου δι’ ὅλης τῆς χώρας

διεφέρετο  Was  carried 
Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Singular
Root: διαφέρω  
Sense: to bear or carry through any place.
λόγος  word 
Parse: Noun, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: λόγος  
Sense: of speech.
τοῦ  of  the 
Parse: Article, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root:  
Sense: this, that, these, etc.
Κυρίου  Lord 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Masculine Singular
Root: κύριος  
Sense: he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord.
δι’  through 
Parse: Preposition
Root: διά  
Sense: through.
χώρας  region 
Parse: Noun, Genitive Feminine Singular
Root: χώρα  
Sense: the space lying between two places or limits.

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