With great earnestness and perseverance he continued his labors. Notwithstanding the English authorities had guarded their ports with the strictest vigilance, the word of God was in various ways secretly conveyed to London and thence circulated throughout the country. The papists attempted to suppress the truth, but in vain. The bishop of Durham at one time bought of a bookseller who was a friend of Tyndale his whole stock of Bibles, for the purpose of destroying them, supposing that this would greatly hinder the work. But, on the contrary, the money thus furnished, purchased material for a new and better edition, which, but for this, could not have been published. When Tyndale was afterward made a prisoner, his liberty was offered him on condition that he would reveal the names of those who had helped him meet the expense of printing his Bibles. He replied that the bishop of Durham had done more than any other person; for by paying a large price for the books left on hand, he had enab…
"So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed."
Both passages illustrate how the word of God perseveres and even thrives despite opposition. The Acts verse is a general statement, while the EGW passage provides a specific example of this principle in action.
"Tyndale was betrayed into the hands of his enemies, and at one time suffered imprisonment for many months. He finally witnessed for his faith by a martyr's death; but the weapons which he prepared have enabled other soldiers to do battle through all the centuries even to our time. GC 247.2"
"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death."
Both passages connect faithfulness to one's beliefs with overcoming adversity, even to the point of death. Tyndale's martyrdom is presented as a victory, echoing the sentiment in Revelation 12:11.