Act 9:31 | TNotes | STEP | 9:31 This verse is one of several in Acts that detail the numerical and spiritual growth of the church (see also 2:41 ; 4:4 ; 5:14 ; 6:1 , 7 ; 12:24 ; 21:20 ). • The first Christians were discovering the truth of the principle, “ the fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge” (Prov 1:7 ; 9:10 ; cp. Job 28:28 ; Ps 111:10 ; Eccl 12:13 ; see Luke 7:16 ), and they were growing in their faith (cp. Acts 2:43 ; 19:17 ).

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‏ Acts 9:31

9:31 ^a This verse is one of several in Acts that detail the numerical and spiritual growth of the church (see also 2:41 ^b; 4:4 ^c; 5:14 ^d; 6:1 ^e, 7 ^f; 12:24 ^g; 21:20 ^h).

• The first Christians were discovering the truth of the principle, “the fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge” (Prov 1:7 ⁱ; 9:10 ^j; cp. Job 28:28 ^k; Ps 111:10 ^l; Eccl 12:13 ^m; see Luke 7:16 ⁿ), and they were growing in their faith (cp. Acts 2:43 ^o; 19:17 ^p).