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Verse Acts 13:16. _MEN OF ISRAEL_] Ye that are _Jews by birth_; and
_ye that_ _fear God_-ye that are _proselytes_ to the Jewish religion.
In this discourse Paul proves that Jesus Christ is the Messia...
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MEN OF ISRAEL - Jews. The design of this discourse of Paul was to
introduce to them the doctrine that Jesus was the Messiah. To do this,
he evinced his usual wisdom and address. To have commenced at o...
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PART III
The Witness to the Gentiles.
The Apostle to the Gentiles; his Ministry and Captivity.
Chapter s 13-28
CHAPTER 13
_ 1. The Divine Choice. Barnabas and Saul separated unto the work
(Acts 1...
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THE SERMON AT PISIDIAN ANTIOCH. This is a specimen of Paul's
missionary practice. In external matters it is true to the facts, yet
the sermon is on the one hand so like the sermon of Peter (ch. 2) and...
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THE FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY (Acts 13:1-3)
Acts 13:1-52; Acts 14:1-28 tell the story of the first missionary
journey. Paul and Barnabas set out from Antioch. Antioch was 15 miles
up the River Orontes...
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Then Paul stood up and made a gesture with his hand and said, "You
Israelites, and you who are God-fearers, listen to this. The God of
this people Israel chose out our fathers and he exalted the peopl...
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PAUL. Prom this time Paul takes precedence of Barnabas.
STOOD UP, &C. = having risen up, and beckoned.
STOOD UP. Greek. _anistemi._ App-178.
BECKONING. See note on Acts 12:17.
MEN OF ISRAEL. Men,...
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Paul's speech at Antioch
16. _beckoning with his hand_ Cp. Acts 12:17, where it is explained
that the gesture is to procure silence.
_Men of Israel, and ye that fear God_ The audience consisted of bo...
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PAUL’S SPEECH AT ANTIOCH...
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ΚΑΤΑΣΕΊΣΑΣ ΤΗ͂Ι ΧΕΙΡΊ, _beckoning with his hand_.
Cf. Acts 12:17, where it is explained that the gesture was for the
purpose of procuring silence.
ἌΝΔΡΕΣ ἸΣΡΑΗΛΙ͂ΤΑΙ ΚΑῚ ΟἹ
ΦΟΒΟΎΜΕΝΟΙ ΤῸΝ ΘΕΌΝ, _men o...
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_PAUL'S POWERFUL SERMON AT ANTIOCH ACTS 13:14-41:_ At Perga in
Pamphylia John Mark left Paul and Barnabas and went back to Jerusalem.
Later, this would cause no small trouble between these brethren. W...
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MEN OF ISRAEL, AND YE THAT FEAR GOD,— This discourse seems chiefly
intended to illustrate the divine oeconomy in opening the gospel
gradually, and preparing the Jews by temporal mercies, for others of...
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AT ANTIOCH OF PISIDIA. Acts 13:14-52.
a.
In the synagogue, the first sermon of Paul. Acts 13:1.
Acts 13:14
But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and
they went into the s...
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16. To this invitation Paul responded, by immediately arising and
addressing the audience. It need not be supposed, in order to account
for the leadership which he now assumes, that he had laid formal...
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Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel,
and ye that fear God, give audience.
THEN PAUL STOOD UP, AND BECKONING WITH HIS HAND - as his manner was
(Acts 21:40; Acts 26:1...
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13 John, doubtless, was at fault in thus deserting the apostles. But
there seems to be a deeper reason for his defection. Being from
Jerusalem, and a nephew of Barnabas, he represented the weakness of...
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13:16 Israelites, (d-13) Lit. 'men Israelites.'...
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ANTIOCH OF PISIDIA. ST. PAUL'S SERMON IN THE SYNAGOGUE.
The cities which the apostles now proceeded to evangelise (Pisidian
Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe) were situated in the southern
part of t...
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ST. PAUL AS A MISSIONARY
1. Prophets] see on Acts 11:27. SIMEON THAT WAS CALLED NIGER] Niger
was a Roman cognomen. LUCIUS OF CYRENE] doubtless one of those
Cyrenians who first preached at Antioch (Act...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 13
THE *HOLY SPIRIT CHOOSES BARNABAS AND SAUL, 13:1-3
V1 There were some *prophets and teachers in the *church at Antioch.
They were Barnabas,...
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BECKONING WITH HIS HAND. — The gesture was rather that of one who
_waves_ his hand to command silence and attention than what we
commonly describe as beckoning. (Comp. Acts 12:17.) The graphic touch
o...
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κατασείσας, see above on Acts 12:17, and cf. Acts 19:33;
Acts 21:40 (Acts 26:1), “made a gesture with his hand,” a gesture
common to orators, “nam hoc gestu olim verba fact
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THE SAVIOR ACCORDING TO PROMISE
Acts 13:13-24
It was very natural that the missionary party should sail for Cyprus,
partly because it was the first and nearest outpost of the great
heathen world that...
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The first most distinctly missionary movement sprang from Antioch, and
was independent of all official initiation. A company of those in
Antioch sent Saul and Barnabas, and it is declared immediately...
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Proclaiming the Gospel in Antioch of Pisidia
Ash says they would have landed at the port of Attalia and then gone
on the short distance to Perga. For some reason, John Mark decided to
leave "Paul and...
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(8) Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with [his] hand said, Men of
Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
(8) God bestowed many wonderful benefits upon his chosen Israel, but
especially this, t...
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They constantly everywhere make free to attend the Jewish synagogues
on the Sabbath, preaching on the streets and from house to house
through the week. Hence they go in and sit in the audience, by
phy...
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Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga
in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. (14)
But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in P...
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We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the
apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the
Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...
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16.We must note the state of this sermon, lest we think that he
uttered words in vain. Paul seemeth, indeed, to begin even at the very
first beginning, but he speaketh nothing but that which is most
c...
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We come now to the beginning of the direct history of the work, new in
some important respects, that is, connected with Paul's mission by the
immediate intervention of the Holy Ghost. It is not now Ch...
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THEN PAUL STOOD UP,.... Not so much that he might be heard; or merely
out of reverence and respect to the rulers, and the people; but to
show that he accepted the invitation; as also in order to take...
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Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with _his_ hand said, Men of Israel,
and ye that fear God, give audience.
Ver. 16. _And ye that fear God_] This is the proper character of an
Israelite indeed....
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_Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with_, or waving, _his hand_ To
render the audience more attentive; _said, Men of Israel, and ye that
fear God_ Whether proselytes or heathen; _give audience_ This
e...
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GIVE AUDIENCE; hearken. A correct and extensive knowledge of history,
especially the history of the church, is of great importance to
ministers of the gospel. To show what God has done in his providen...
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THEN PAUL STOOD UP, AND BECKONING WITH HIS HAND, SAID, MEN OF ISRAEL,
AND YE THAT FEAR GOD, GIVE AUDIENCE....
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Paul begins his discourse:...
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From this time our attention is drawn particularly to the work of
Saul, whose name is in this chapter changed to Paul, meaning "little,"
for one who is the most greatly used of God is, in his own esti...
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THEN PAUL STOOD UP, AND MOTIONING WITH _HIS_ HAND SAID, " MEN OF
ISRAEL, AND YOU WHO FEAR GOD, LISTEN:
1. Paul stands to speak. He respectfully addresses them as men of
Israel and men who fear God....
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"Motioning with his hand" Paul stands (Acts 17:22), and he uses
gestures to summon the attention of the audience. "You who fear God"
Probably this designation includes converts of Judaism. "Listen"
No...
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14-31 When we come together to worship God, we must do it, not only
by prayer and praise, but by the reading and hearing of the word of
God. The bare reading of the Scriptures in public assemblies is...
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OLBGrk;
BECKONING WITH HIS HAND, to procure silence and attention, as ACTS
12:17. AND YE THAT FEAR GOD; besides the native Jews, the proselytes,
and such out of all nations who left the idolatry of th...
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16. To this invitation Paul responded, by immediately arising and
addressing the audience. It need not be supposed, in order to account
for the leadership which he now assumes, that he had laid formal...
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Acts 13:16 Then G1161 Paul G3972 up G450 (G5631) and G2532 motioning
G2678 (G5660) hand G5495 said...
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‘And Paul stood up, and beckoning with the hand said, “Men of
Israel, and you who fear God, listen.” '
Often the address would be given seated, especially if it was an
exposition of the passage read....
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THE EXPANSION OF THE WORD IN CYPRUS AND ASIA MINOR, WITH SATAN'S
COUNTERATTACK BEING DEFEATED AT AN ASSEMBLY IN JERUSALEM, WHICH IS
THEN FOLLOWED BY FURTHER MINISTRY (13:1-18:22).
Jerusalem having for...
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PAUL AND HIS COMPANY PREACH IN PISIDIAN ANTIOCH. (13:13-52).
Paul ‘and his company' (thus there were at least one or two others
besides Mark) left Paphos and sailed across to Perga in Pamphylia. It
wi...
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THE MINISTRY OF PAUL AND BARNABAS RESULTS IN THE COUNTER-ATTACK OF
SATAN AND THE GATHERING AT JERUSALEM (13:1-15:35).
Leaving Antioch under the direct commissioning of the Holy Spirit, in
a parallel c...
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Acts 13:16. MEN OF ISRAEL, AND YE THAT FEAR GOD. ‘Men of Israel,'
that is, the Jews and proselytes worshipping in the congregation.
‘Those that fear God' included those Gentile natives of Pisidia and...
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PAUL STOOD UP
(αναστας Παυλος). The Jewish custom was to sit while
speaking (Luke 4:20), but the Greek and Roman was to stand (Acts
17:22). It is possible as Lewin (_Life of St. Paul_, Vol. 1, p. 14...
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Acts 13:13. _Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they
came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John departing from them returned to
Jerusalem. But when they departed from Perga, they came to Anti...
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Acts 13:13. _Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they
came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to
Jerusalem._
«John» that is, John Mark, as we see by chapter 15...
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Acts 13:14. _But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch
in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat
down. And after reading of the law and the prophets,_
From whi...
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CONTENTS: Paul and Barnabas called. Satanic opposition from a
sorcerer. Paul's sermon in the synagogue at Antioch. Opposition from
Jews. Paul and Barnabas turn to Gentiles.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Ho...
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Acts 13:1. _The church that was at Antioch,_ which was counted one of
the five apostolic churches. It is the true church by way of eminence,
the synagogue having degenerated into a state of warfare wi...
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PAUL STOOD UP. In Judea, the speakers remained seated. Among the
Greek-speaking Jews, they stood up to speak to the group. These next
verses show us how Paul preached in the Synagogues. He begins by
s...
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_Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga
in Pamphylia._
PERGA IN PAMPHYLIA
Because Perga was little known Pamphylia is subjoined. It was an
ancient city on the river Cest...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 13:16 Paul’s sermon consisted of three parts: a
sketch of OT history (vv. Acts 13:16), God’s ultimate provision in
Jesus Christ (vv....
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 13:1 The Witness in Cyprus and Southern Galatia.
Chapters Acts 13:1 and Acts 14:1 re
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 13:13. PAUL AND HIS COMPANY.—Note the two changes—first of
Saul’s name, which is henceforth Paul, and next of Paul’s position
in the mission as leader rather than as follower,...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 13:1
_At Antioch., in the Church that was there _for _in the Church that
was at Antioch, _A.V.; _prophets, _etc., for _certain prophets, _etc.,
A.V. and T.R.; _Barnabas, _etc., for _a...
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Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and
teachers; Barnabas, Simeon that was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene,
and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch,...
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1 Kings 8:40; Acts 12:17; Acts 19:33; Acts 2:14; Acts 21:40;...
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Beckoning. See on ch. Acts 12:17.
Men of Israel. See on ch. Acts 3:12....
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ELYMAS, PAULUS, AND PAUL
Acts 13:7
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
Barnabas and Saul and John Mark made up the party that journeyed
together, as the Holy Ghost led them in the way. It was a strong
party, and th...
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Ye that fear God — Whether proselytes or heathens....
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This latter part of the chapter containeth an historical and practical
sermon, preached by St. Paul at the request of the rulers of the
synagogue.
Where observe, 1. His prologue or preface, in which...