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Verse Acts 11:30. _AND SENT IT TO THE ELDERS_] These probably mean
those who first believed on Christ crucified, either of the seventy
disciples mentioned Luke, Luke 10:1, or the one hundred and twen...
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SENT IT TO THE ELDERS - Greek: to the presbyters. This is the first
mention which we have in the New Testament of elders, or presbyters,
in the Christian church. The word literally denotes “aged men,”...
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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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PROPHECY OF AGABUS. MISSION TO JERUSALEM OF BARNABAS AND SAUL.
PROPHETS FROM JERUSALEM (_cf. Acts 15:32_ *). Vague dating, in those
days. The story fixes its own date. Agabus appears again in Acts
21:...
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In these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. One of
them called Agabus stood up and, through the Holy Spirit, gave a sign
that a great famine was to come upon the whole land. This happe...
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PETER ON HIS DEFENCE (Acts 11:1-10)...
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ALSO THEY DID. they did also.
AND SENT. sending.
ELDERS. Greek. _presbuteros._ This is the first time we meet with
elders in the Christian churches. App-189. Here elders included the
Apostles. Compa...
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_to the elders_ The Greek word = _presbyters_. This is the first time
we come upon the term in the Christian history. In Acts 20:17 they are
again mentioned and there called "presbyters," though in th...
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AGABUS AT ANTIOCH FORETELLS A FAMINE, AND IN CONSEQUENCE THE CHURCH AT
ANTIOCH SENDS RELIEF TO JERUSALEM...
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ΠΡῸΣ ΤΟῪΣ ΠΡΕΣΒΥΤΈΡΟΥΣ, _to the elders_. This is
the first time we come upon the πρεσβύτεροι in the
Christian history. In Acts 20:17 they are again mentioned, and shortly
afterwards (Acts 11:28) in th...
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_BARNABAS AND SAUL WERE SENT TO JERUSALEM -- ACTS 11:27-30:_ In that
year that Saul and Barnabas were at Antioch some Christian prophets
came from Jerusalem. One of them named Agabus, predicted, by th...
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ΕΠΟΊΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ (G4160)
делать,
ΆΠΟΣΤΕΊΛΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part., см._ Acts 11:11. Part,
объясняет ΠΈΜΨΑΙ....
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DISCOURSE: 1772
BENEVOLENCE OF THE CHURCH OF ANTIOCH
Acts 11:29. _Then the disciples, every man according to his ability,
determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Juda:
which also...
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SENT IT TO THE ELDERS— The _elders_ in the primitive church, were of
three sorts, 1st, αυτοπται, the _eye-witnesses,_ or those who
had seen our Lord in the flesh, and were among the first disciples or...
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THE EARLY LABORS OF BARNABAS AND SAUL.
Acts 11:22, Acts 12:25
1.
IN JERUSALEM. Acts 11:22.
Acts 11:22
And the report concerni
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See notes one verse 27...
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Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of
Barnabas and Saul.
WHICH ALSO THEY DID, AND SENT IT TO THE ELDERS. Here, for the first
time in the Acts, the term "elders" (or 'presby...
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26 The name "Christian" is Latin in its termination, so seems to have
been given by the Romans. It is mentioned only twice more (Act_26:28;
1Pe_4:16), and was a term of contempt. It is never used by t...
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THE ELDERS] lit. 'presbyters.' These officers are here mentioned for
the first time. All the Apostolic Churches were governed by presbyters
(Acts 14:23), or, as they were sometimes called at first, bi...
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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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The Church of Antioch succours the Church of Jerusalem in time of
famine.
27. Friendly-relations clearly prevailed between Jerusalem and
Antioch, the former Church sending accredited prophets and teac...
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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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AND SENT IT TO THE ELDERS BY THE HANDS OF BARNABAS AND SAUL. — The
elders of the Church are here named for the first time, and appear
henceforth as a permanent element of its organisation, which in th...
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ὃ καὶ ἐποίησαν κ. τ. λ.: a question arises as to
whether this took place during, or at a later date than, Herod's
persecution in 44 A.D. the year of his death. Bishop Lightfoot (with
whom Dr. Sanday a...
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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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The Gentiles Help Starving Christians in Judea
Certain prophets, or men who had received a miraculous gift which
allowed them to speak for God, came from Jerusalem to Antioch. Agabus,
one of that numb...
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Sending it to the ancients; [2] elders, &c. In this and diverse other
places, are not to be understood such as were elder in age, but such
as had offices and dignities, and by divine authority, and wh...
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GENTILE PHILANTHROPY
27-30. The great drought during the reign of the Emperor Claudius was
already on them. The Jerusalem saints had found it necessary to sell
their estates in order to support that w...
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REFLECTIONS
I would ponder well the several weighty things contained in this
Chapter, and chiefly with an eye to behold the gracious tendencies of
God the Spirit, watching over his Church and people....
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And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. (28) And
there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit
that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: w...
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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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30._Sending it unto the elders, _[presbyters.] We must note two things
in this place, that the men of Antioch did choose faithful men, and of
known honesty, to carry their blessing; secondly, that the...
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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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Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of
Barnabas and Saul.
Ver. 30. _Which also they did_] _Nos non eloquimur magna, sed vivimus,
_ said the primitive Christians. This age abou...
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_Then the disciples_ Foreseeing the distress they would otherwise be
in, on account of that famine; _determined to send relief unto the
brethren in Judea_ Καθως ηυπορειτο τις, _according as
each was p...
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ELDERS; leading men in the churches....
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Barnabas and Saul sent on a charitable mission:...
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WHICH ALSO THEY DID, AND SENT IT TO THE ELDERS BY THE HANDS OF
BARNABAS AND SAUL. "In these days," the days of the first love, when
the fires of zeal for the Lord and of love for the brethren were sti...
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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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THIS THEY ALSO DID, AND SENT IT TO THE ELDERS BY THE HANDS OF BARNABAS
AND SAUL.
1. All funds were sent to the elders of the Jerusalem church.
2. Barnabas and Saul were the "mailmen" who delivered t...
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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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GOT. 'Holy Spirit Baptism and the Household of Cornelius.' Daniel R.
Vess. 2-1-96. p. 85....
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25-30 Hitherto the followers of Christ were called disciples, that
is, learners, scholars; but from that time they were called
Christians. The proper meaning of this name is, a follower of Christ;
it...
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TO THE ELDERS; to the apostles; or if they (as it is probable) were
gone out of Jerusalem, to the governors or chief of the churches; for
the famine being to come over all Judea, it is most probable t...
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Acts 11:30 This G3739 also G2532 did G4160 (G5656) it G649 (G5660) to
G4314 elders G4245 by...
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‘And the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined
to send relief to the brethren who dwelt in Judea, which also they
did, sending it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.'
S...
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GOD'S PEOPLE REACH OUT IN LOVE TO MEET EACH OTHER'S NEEDS (11:27-30).
This is in a way similar to the summaries that had followed the early
evangelism, demonstrating the spirituality and genuineness o...
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Acts 11:30. SENT IT TO THE ELDERS. Here first, and quite suddenly,
there comes to view that ministry of the Christian Church, designated
by the synonymous terms ‘presbyter' and ‘priest,' which has bee...
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SENDING
(αποστειλαντες). First aorist active participle of
αποστελλω, coincident action with εποιησαν (did).TO
THE ELDERS
(προς τους πρεσβυτερους). The first use of that
term for the Christian pre...
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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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TO HELP THEIR BROTHERS WHO LIVED IN JUDEA. This marks the beginning of
a new "spirit" which was to radically change the Gentile world! The
_Gentiles_ of Antioch "reach out in love" to their _Jewish_ b...
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_And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch._
FRUIT FROM THE GENTILES
1. The relation between the old Church at Jerusalem and the new at
Antioch was that which St. Paul, writing und...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 11:27 Paul and Barnabas represented the Antioch
church by bringing its offering to the Jerusalem church in a time of
need (see chart). Paul says in Gal
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 11:30 The reference to ELDERS marks a transition
in day-to-day leadership of the Jerusalem church (see Acts 4:35;...
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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 16:3; 1 Corinthians 16:4; 1 Peter 5:1; 1 Timothy 5:17;...
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Sending it to the elders — Who gave it to the deacons, to be
distributed by them, as every one had need....