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Verse Acts 11:21. _THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS WITH THEM_] By the _hand,
arm_, and, _finger_ of God, in the Scripture, different displays or
exertions of his power are intended. Here it means that the e...
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AND THE HAND OF THE LORD - See the notes on Luke 1:66. Compare Psalms
80:17. The meaning is, that God showed them favor, and evinced his
power in the conversion of their hearers....
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CHAPTER 11
_ 1. Peter's Defense in Jerusalem (Acts 11:1)._
2. The Beginning of the Church in Antioch (Acts 11:19).
3. Barnabas sent to Antioch (Acts 11:22).
4. The Prophecy of Agabus ...
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ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY GENTILE MISSION. ANTIOCH. This connects
with Acts 8:2. It was the Hellenists at Jerusalem, whose mouthpiece
Stephen was, who were driven away at his death. There, they wer...
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PETER ON HIS DEFENCE (Acts 11:1-10)...
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Those who had been dispersed by the persecution following upon the
death of Stephen went through the country as far as Phoenicia and
Cyprus and Antioch, but they spoke the word to no one except to Jew...
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BELIEVED, AND. having believed. App-150....
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_And the hand of the Lord was with them_ The expression is a common
one in the O. T. to express the direct interposition of God in the
affairs of the world. Cp. Exodus 14:31, "And Israel saw that grea...
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_THE CHURCH WAS ESTABLISHED IN ANTIOCH OF SYRIA ACTS 11:19-21:_ As
early Christian were scattered they preached the word wherever they
went. The persecution that followed the death of Stephen led to t...
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ΗΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΕΙΜΊ (G1510).
ΠΙΣΤΕΎΣΑΣ _aor. act. part. (adj.)_, _см._ Acts 11:17.
ΈΠΈΣΤΡΕΨΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΕΠΙΣΤΡΈΦΩ (G180)
обращаться к кому-л. (TDNT; EDNT)....
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHURCH IN ANTIOCH.
Acts 11:19-21
Acts 11:19
They therefore that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that
arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, and Cypru...
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See notes one verse 20...
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And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed,
and turned unto the Lord.
AND THE HAND OF THE LORD, [ yad (H3028) Yahweh (H3068)] - His
converting power, put forth by His Spir...
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4 So important is this new departure that Peter's rehearsal before his
indignant brethren is given in full, for it removes the great obstacle
which lay in the way of the further spread of the evangel....
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THE FIRST GENTILE CHURCH
1-18. The baptism of Cornelius discussed and approved at Jerusalem.
Those Christians who maintained the need of observing the Ceremonial
Law did not attack the baptism itself...
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THE CHURCH IN ANTIOCH, 35-47 A.D. (ACTS 11:19 TO ACTS 13:3)
19-26. Extension of the Church to Antioch. Admission of Gentile
members. Antioch in N. Syria ranked next to Alexandria, as the third
city in...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 11
PETER’S REPORT TO THE *CHURCH IN *JERUSALEM, 11:1-18
V1 The *apostles and the *believers in *Judea heard that the
*Gentiles also had receive...
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Further spread of the Gosael to Antioch....
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χεὶρ Κ., _cf._ Acts 4:28; Acts 4:30; Acts 13:11; Luke 1:66;
frequent in O.T. τε closely connects the two clauses, showing that
the result of “the hand of the Lord” was that
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KNITTING TOGETHER THE CHURCH
Acts 11:19-30
The development of God's plan is still further disclosed in the events
recorded in this section, which describe the same phenomenon of
Gentile conversion, b...
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It is very interesting to note how slowly the prejudices of the Hebrew
Christians gave way, and yet how amenable they were to the evidences
as they appeared. The apostles and the brethren at Jerusalem...
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Barnabas Goes to Antioch to Encourage Young Converts
Ash reports that Antioch was the world's third largest city at that
time, trailing only Rome and Alexandria. Luke reported that those
scattered by...
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THE GENTILE GOSPEL PREACHED IN PHOENICIA, CILICIA AND SYRIA BEFORE
PETER PREACHED IT AT THE HOUSE OF CORNELIUS
19-24. While the above is true, yet it was necessary for Peter,
responsive to his heavenl...
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_“The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number, believing,
turned to the Lord.”_ These were Gentiles in the Syrian Empire, some
time before Peter, by his apostolical _ipse dixit_, had unfurl...
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Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose
about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch,
preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. (20) And so...
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We are now arrived at a turning-point in the history, not merely of
the church, but of the unfolding of the truth of God, and the
manifestation of His ways. The death of Stephen, therefore, has in
var...
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21._The hand of the Lord was. _Luke proveth by the success that the
gospel was offered unto the Gentiles also by the brethren of Cyprus
and Cyrene not rashly nor unadvisedly, because their labor was
f...
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Acts 11:19 begins the narration of the new order of things by which
the ministry of Paul is distinguished. Among those who were scattered
abroad on the occasion of Stephen's death, and who went as far...
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AND THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS WITH THEM,.... Not only his hand of
providence, which brought them thither, and protected them; and his
hand of love, grace and mercy, which was upon them, and supplied th...
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And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed,
and turned unto the Lord.
Ver. 21. _And a great number believed_] God sealing his approval of
what they did, by an extraordinary s...
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_Now they which were scattered abroad_ Luke here resumes the thread of
his narration in the very words wherewith he broke it off, chap. Acts
8:4; _travelled as far as Phenice_ To the _north; Cyprus_ T...
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THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS WITH THEM; he accompanied their preaching
with divine power. When the Lord accompanies the preaching of the
gospel with his divine power, multitudes will believe it and turn f...
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CONGREGATION AT ANTIOCH.
The founding of the congregation:...
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AND THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS WITH THEM; AND A GREAT NUMBER BELIEVED
AND TURNED UNTO THE LORD.
Luke here once more refers to the scattering of the disciples which
followed the execution of Stephen, cha...
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News of Peter's carrying the gospel to Gentiles had preceded him to
Jerusalem. When he arrived there, therefore, he was faced by those who
were specially zealous of the law, and who spoke accusingly o...
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17 IF THEREFORE GOD GAVE THEM THE SAME GIFT AS _HE GAVE_ US WHEN WE
BELIEVED ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST, WHO WAS I THAT I COULD WITHSTAND
GOD? "
1. What was similar to Pentecost?
1. Cornelius was...
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AND THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS WITH THEM, AND A GREAT NUMBER BELIEVED
AND TURNED TO THE LORD.
1. A great number:
1. Believed - more than just mental assent. Faith is more than just
accepting some teac...
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"And the hand of the Lord was with them: and. great number that
believed turned unto the Lord"The hand of the Lord was with them"
-Probably meaning that the Christians who preached had spiritual gifts...
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19-24 The first preachers of the gospel at Antioch, were dispersed
from Jerusalem by persecution; thus what was meant to hurt the church,
was made to work for its good. The wrath of man is made to pr...
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THE HAND OF THE LORD; the power, assistance, and working of God,
expressed by the hand, which is the organ or instrument men use in
working. This hand or work of God was manifest, first, In the miracl...
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Acts 11:21 And G2532 hand G5495 Lord G2962 was G2258 (G5713) with
G3326 them G846 and G5037 great...
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‘And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who
believed turned to the Lord.'
And ‘the hand of the Lord was with them'. Compare Acts 4:30. It may
thus indicate signs and wonders. But i...
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CONTINUED EXPANSION AND GOD'S NEW WORK AMONG THE GREEKS (11:19-26).
Meanwhile the work of God has been going on through many unnamed and
unsung heroes, and a number of those who had been scattered as...
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Acts 11:21. AND THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS WITH THEM, _i.e._ those who
were preaching the Gospel to new hearers. ‘The hand of the Lord' is
an oriental expression, and seems to indicate the manifestation...
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THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS WITH THEM
(ην χειρ κυριου μετ' αυτων). This O.T. phrase
(Exodus 9:3; Isaiah 59:1) is used by Luke (Luke 1:66; Acts 4:28;...
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Acts 11:20
I. Notice the spontaneous impulse which these men obeyed. They find
themselves rejoicing in a great Saviour-Friend. They see all around
them men who need Him, and that is enough. They obey...
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Acts 11:19
The Church at Antioch.
I. This church was established by lay agency.
II. It was a church established among the Gentiles. The text marks a
new epoch in the history of the kingdom of God Je...
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CONTENTS: Peter vindicates his ministry to the Gentiles. Name
«Christians» first applied at Antioch.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Spirit, Peter, angel, John, Stephen, Barnabas,
Saul, Agabus, Caesar.
CONCLUSIO...
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Acts 11:2. _They of the circumcision contended with him._ Those who
were zealous of the law, apprehending that Christ and his grace had
only been promised and confined to themselves, the call and conv...
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CYRENE. A Greek city in North Africa, which had a large Jewish
population. PROCLAIMED THE MESSAGE TO GENTILES ALSO. ["Greek" often
means "Gentile."] These _preachers_ were Jews who spoke the Greek
lan...
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_The hand of the Lord._
THE HAND
The word “hand” occurs in Scripture no fewer than 1,295 times. Man
is the only being on earth that is furnished with two hands. Some
other creatures have claws, but n...
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_Now they which were scattered abroad … travelled as far as Phenice,
and Cyprus, and Antioch._
CHRISTIANITY AT ANTIOCH
I. Its entrance into antioch. Here (Acts 11:19) we discover--
1. Evil overrule...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 11:19 With the establishing of a church at Antioch
and its outreach to Gentiles, the focus in Acts 1:1 shifts from
Jerusalem to Antioch....
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 11:19. UPON THE PERSECUTION.—Or, _tribulation,_ ἀπὸ
πῆς θλίψεως: better, _from_ (as an effect of) _the
persecution,_ THAT AROSE ABOUT STEPHEN, ἐπὶ
Στεφάνῳ—_i.e., on account of,...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 11:1
_Now_ for _and_, A.V.; _the_ _brethren _for brethren, A.V.; _also had_
for _had also_, A.V, We can imagine how rapidly the news of the great
revolution would travel to the metrop...
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And the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the
Gentiles had also received the word of God. And when Peter was come
back to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision had a fight wi...
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1 Corinthians 3:6; 1 Corinthians 3:7; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; 1
Thessalonians 1:5;...
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And the hand of the Lord — That is, the power of his Spirit....