Act 9:31, 1Th 2:14 | ESV | STEP | So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up . And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit , it multiplied .

Acts 9:31

31 So ^athe church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And ^bwalking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, ^cit multiplied.

1 Thessalonians 2:14

14 For you, brothers, ^dbecame imitators of ^ethe churches of God in Christ Jesus that are in Judea. For ^fyou suffered the same things from your own countrymen ^gas they did from the Jews, ^{▼▼The Greek word Ioudaioi can refer to Jewish religious leaders and others under their influence, who opposed the Christian faith in that time}