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THE GOSPEL CONTINUES TO SPREAD (24-25)

Neither the death of James nor the imprisonment of Peter hinders the spread of the gospel.

Act 12:24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.

Out of persecution, the church, the Word, and the disciples in Greece. They also increase in
power. Whenever the Word increases, so does the number of disciples. When the number of
disciples increases, so does the number of converts (6:7).

Act 12:25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their

ministry, and took with them John, whose surname was Mark.

Barnabas and Saul are given the mission to deliver money collected by believers in Antioch to
the saints in Jerusalem (11:27-30). When they return to Antioch, Barnabas and Saul take Mark
with them on their first missionary journey.