John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 14:12
12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker. Ver. 12. He was the chief speaker ] Gr. ηγουμενος του λογου , a master of speech. Paul was another Pericles, who thundered and lightened in his orations; a another Phocion, who was ειπειν δεινοτατος , saith Plutarch, a most powerful speaker; another Cyneas, who conquered more cities by his eloquence than his master Pyrrhus did by his puissance. In Rogers and Bradford, martyrs, it was hard to say... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 14:26-28
Acts 14:26-28And thence sailed to Antioch … And when they were come, and had gathered the Church together, they rehearsed all that God had done.Apostles and Crusaders at Antioch: a historical contrastIf when we contrast the voyage of Paul and Barnabas across the bay of Attalia with the voyage of those who sailed over the same waters eleven centuries later, our minds are powerfully drawn towards the pure days of early Christianity, when the power of faith made human weakness irresistibly strong,... read more