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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 11:21

And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number that believed turned to the Lord.The fact is as obvious to us, after nineteen hundred years, as it was to Luke, that "the hand of the Lord was with them." Indeed, upon what other premise may the triumph of Christianity in a city like Antioch be explained?A great number that believed turned to the Lord ... The KJV in this place has "A great number believed, and turned to the Lord"; but the English Revised Version (1885) is a superior... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 11:22

And the report concerning them came to the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas as far as Antioch: who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord: for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.Barnabas ... For comment on this remarkable man, see under Acts 4:36.He exhorted them all ... This should have... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 11:20

Acts 11:20. And some of them were men of Cyprus— But some of them, &c. St. Peter having opened the door of Christian faith, and laid the foundation of a Christian church among the Gentiles, after God had testified very plainly that it was agreeable to his mind and will,—otherChristians, hearing of this event, took occasion thence to imitate St. Peter's example: particularly, some Jewish Christians of the island of Cyprus and of the country of Cyrene in Africa, travelling in their... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 11:23-24

Acts 11:23-24. The grace of God,— The happy effects of the divine goodness, in taking such a number of uncircumcised Gentiles into the Christian church. Barnabas, like a true son of exhortation, exhorted them to persevere with steadfastness and resolution;—to adhere to the Lord with full determination of heart; and indeed he was a very proper man to be sent among these converts; for he was not only a Cypriot, and born on Gentile ground, but he was a man of great benignity and sweetness of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 11:19

19. they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen—and who "went everywhere preaching the word" ( :-). travelled as far as Phenice—that part of the Mediterranean coast which, commencing a little north of Cæsarea, stretches northwards for upwards of one hundred miles, halfway to Antioch. and Cyprus—(See on :-). An active commercial intercourse subsisted between Phenice and Cyprus. and Antioch—near the head of the northeast coast of the Mediterranean, on the river... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 11:20

20. some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene—(see on :-); as Lucius, mentioned in Acts 13:1. spake unto the Grecians—rather, "the Greeks," that is, uncircumcised Gentiles (as the true reading beyond doubt is). The Gospel had, from the first, been preached to "the Grecians" or Greek-speaking Jews, and these "men of Cyprus and Cyrene" were themselves "Grecians." How, then, can we suppose that the historian would note, as something new and singular (Acts 11:22), that some of the dispersed... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 11:21

21. a great number believed—Thus the accession of Cornelius and his party was not the first admission of uncircumcised Gentiles into the Church. (See on :-.) Nay, we read of no influence which the accession of Cornelius and his house had on the further progress of the Gospel among the Gentiles; whereas there here open upon us operations upon the Gentiles from quite a different quarter, and attended with ever growing success. The only great object served by the case of Cornelius was the formal... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 11:22

22. sent . . . Barnabas . . . as far as Antioch—implying that even on the way to Antioch he found churches to visit [OLSHAUSEN]. It was in the first instance, no doubt, a mission of inquiry; and no one could be more suitable to inquire into the proceedings of those Cyprians and Cyrenians than one who was himself a "Grecian" of Cyprus (Acts 4:36), and "a son of consolation." read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 11:23

23. when he . . . had seen the grace of God—in the new converts. was glad—owned and rejoiced in it at once as divine, though they were uncircumcised. exhorted them all that with purpose of heart—as opposed to a hasty and fickle discipleship. they would cleave unto the Lord—the Lord Jesus. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 11:24

24. For he was a good man—The sense of "good" here is plainly "large-hearted," "liberal-minded," rising above narrow Jewish sectarianism, and that because, as the historian adds, he was "full of the Holy Ghost and of faith." and much people were added unto the Lord—This proceeding of Barnabas, so full of wisdom, love, and zeal, was blessed to the great increase of the Christian community in that important city. Acts 11:25; Acts 11:26. BARNABAS, FINDING THE WORK IN ANTIOCH TOO MUCH FOR HIM, GOES... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 11:21

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 11:22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 11:20

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 11:23-24

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 11:19

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 11:20

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 11:21

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 11:22

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 11:23

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 11:24

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