In all the world (ἐν παντι τῳ κοσμῳ [en panti tōi kosmōi]). A legitimate hyperbole, for the gospel was spreading all over the Roman Empire. Is bearing fruit (ἐστιν καρποφορουμενον [estin karpophoroumenon]). Periphrastic present middle indicative of the old compound καρποφορεω [karpophoreō], from καρποφορος [karpophoros] (Acts 14:17) and that from καρπος [karpos] and φερω [pherō]. The periphrastic present emphasizes the continuity of the process. See the active participle καρποφορουντες