<p>19:20 <i>So t<em>he word of the Lord</em></i>- In contrast to the word of all the books they had just burnt.<br /><i><br /><em>Spread widely and grew in power- </em></i>The same word used about the growth of the seed of the word on good ground (Mk. 4:8) and the growth of the tiny mustard seed of the Gospel (Lk. 13:19). This is Luke's way of signalling that there was good ground in Ephesus, and the burning of the expensive books was a sign of the fruit and power of the tiny seed of the Gospel in practice.</p>