Acts 14:27

And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles. AND WHEN THEY WERE COME, AND HAD GATHERED THE CHURCH TOGETHER, THEY REHEARSED, [ aneengellon (G312) is preferable to aneengeilan (G312) of the Received Text] ALL THAT GOD HAD DONE WITH THEM, [ met' (G3326) autoon (G846)] - considering themselves but as His instruments. AND (IN PARTICULAR) HOW HE HAD OPENED THE (OR RATHER, AND 'A') DOOR OF FAITH UNTO THE GENTILES - to such as had not been even prose...

− 27._After they had called the Church together. _As those who return from an embassage used to give an account of their acts, so Paul and Barnabas declared to the Church all the sum of their voyage, that it may thereby appear what good success they had, and how faithfully they behaved themselves in their office; and also that they may exhort the faithful to give thanks to God, as the thing itself gave them large matter; − (66) therefore Luke saith, Not that they did extol the things which they themselves had done, but whatsoever things the Lord had done by them. It is word for word _with them; _but according to the phrase of the Hebrew tongue, it is all one as if it had been said, _in them, _or _by them, _or _towards them, _or simply _to them, _in the dative case. Therefore Luke doth not say συν αυτοις _, _but...

19-28 See how restless the rage of the Jews was against the gospel of Christ. The people stoned Paul, in a popular tumult. So strong is the bent of the corrupt and carnal heart, that as it is with great difficulty that men are kept back from evil on one side, so it is with great ease they are persuaded to evil on the other side. If Paul would have been Mercury, he might have been worshipped; but if he will be a faithful minister of Christ, he shall be stoned, and thrown out of the city. Thus men who easily submit to strong delusions, hate to receive the truth in the love of it. All who are converted need to be confirmed in the faith; all who are planted need to be rooted. Ministers' work is to establish saints as well as to awaken sinners. The grace of God, and nothing less, effectually establishes the souls of the disciples. It is true, we must count upon much tribulation, but it is en...

Verse Acts 14:27. _HAD GATHERED THE CHURCH TOGETHER_] The Church by which they had been sent on this very important and successful mission. _THEY REHEARSED ALL THAT GOD HAD DONE WITH THEM_] Not what they had done _themselves_; but what GOD made them the _instruments_ of working. _AND HOW HE HAD OPENED THE DOOR OF FAITH_] How God by his providence and grace had made a way for preaching Christ crucified among the heathen; and how the heathen had received that Gospel which, through faith in Christ Jesus, was able to save their souls....

THEY REHEARSED ... - Acts 11:4. They related what had happened; their dangers and their success. This they did because they had been sent out by the church, and it was proper that they should give an account of their work; and because it furnished a suitable occasion of gratitude to God for his mercy. ALL THAT GOD HAD DONE ... - In protecting, guarding them, etc. All was traced to God. HAD OPENED THE DOOR OF FAITH - Had furnished an opportunity of preaching the gospel to the Gentiles, 1 Corinthians 16:9; 2 Corinthians 2:12....

EXPOSITION ACTS 14:1 _Entered _for _went both, _A.V.; _Jews _for _the Jews, _A.V.; _and _for _and also, _A.V.; Greeks for _the Greeks, _A.V. Observe how in every case Greeks are found attending the synagogue. SO SPAKE, etc. This illustrates the statement in Romans 10:17, that "faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." ACTS 14:2 _The Jews that were disobedient _for _the unbelieving Jews, _A.V. and T.R.; _stirred up the souls of the Gentiles, and made them, _etc., for _stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds, _etc., A.V. The Jews that were disobedien

AND WHEN THEY WERE COME,.... To Antioch: AND HAD GATHERED THE CHURCH TOGETHER: which was in that place, and who came together at their request; for as they were sent out by them, they judged it proper to call them together; and give them an account of the issue of their work they were recommended by them to the grace of God to fulfil: and being come together at their usual place of meeting, THEY REHEARSED ALL THAT GOD HAD DONE WITH THEM; and by them, as instruments; what grace and strength he had given them to preach the Gospel; what numbers of souls were everywhere converted by it; what miracles were wrought by them for the confirmation of it; and what persecutions and sufferings they had endured for the sake of it; and what deliverances were vouchsafed unto them: AND HOW HE HAD OPENED THE DOOR OF FAITH UNTO THE GENTILES; the phrase, "the door of faith", seems to be Jewish; it is to...

ACTS 14:27 evpoi,hsen After o[sa o` qeo.j evpoi,hsen codex Bezae continues with a pleonastic combination of pronouns, auvtoi/j meta. tw/n yucw/n auvtw/n. It is generally recognized that the reading meta. tw/n yucw/n auvtw/n reflects Semitic influence and is linguistically equivalent to meta. auvtw/n in the usual text. The preceding auvtoi/j is less easy to account for, but it probably represents the Aramaic proleptic pronoun, which is superfluous in Greek. Torrey thinks that the second-century editor wished to emphasize the twofold work of God (“for them” and “for the Gentiles”), and therefore wrote !whvpn !whm[ db[, “had done for them themselves,”...

CHAPTER 14 _ 1. The work in Iconium and the persecution of the Apostles (Acts 14:1)._ 2. In Derbe and Lystra; the Impotent Man healed (Acts 14:7). 3. The Stoning of Paul and further ministries (Acts 14:19). 4. The Return to Antioch (Acts 14:25). Iconium was a Phrygian town, bordering on Lycaonia. Here again the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles. They abode there a long time, and in spite of opposition and persecution they spoke with much boldness the Word of God. Signs and wonders were also done by their hands. When their lives were threatened by the unbelieving Jews and Gentiles, they fled to Lystra and Der

CLOSE OF THE FIRST TOUR. The places already visited are now taken in the reverse order, but no further information is given about them. Acts 14:23. An appointment of elders is made (_cf._ Titus 1:5) in each church; the institution takes place in each case with prayer and fasting. The word translated appointed (AV ordained) denotes strictly a popular election by voting (_cf._ 2 Corinthians 8:19; _Didaché,_ xv. 1), though it may also be used of cases where there is no popular vote. The elder is in Titus also called bishop: he is a local functionary, with no duties except to his own church. In Acts 11:30 the elders at