Would you say pauls judgement on the sorcerer was harsh. What a commentary on the mystery and sovereignty of divine grace that. At perga, john mark leaves them and returns to jerusalem 3. Three factors demonstrate the shift that takes place in chapter. Acts chapter 10 coffmans commentary of the new testament. While they were worshiping the lord and fasting, the holy spirit sai. Barnabas, simeon called niger, lucius of cyrene, manaen who had been brought up with herod the tetrarch and saul.
The gentiles responded to the word of the lord acts. A free bible version and commentary on the book of acts in easyenglish. Setting sail from paphos, they arrive in perga of pamphylia 2. And on the sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down. They went to the sadducean segment of the sanhedrin with their plan. This chapter also marks the beginning of part 2 of the book of acts, which is pauls ministry to the gentiles. Perga was the metropolis of pamphylia, on the river cestrus, and about seven miles inland from attalia. When saulpaul met god on the road to damascus and god identified himself as jesus, his thinking and believing was radically reoriented. Acts commentary william barclays daily study bible. Acts commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, like many of ironsides writings, are a standard that has stood the test of time. The trouble which the infidel jews gave to the apostles, which obliged them to remove to another place, so that the design of this chapter is to show how cautiously, how gradually, and with what good reason the apostles carried the gospel into the gentile world, and admitted the gentiles into the church, which was so great an offence to the. Our story starts off where the gospel of luke left offjesus is back now that hes resurrected, jesus decides to hang out and chat with his disciples whom luke calls apostles for forty days.
Acts niv now in the church at antioch there were bible. Verse the disciples had eaten the passover meal with jesus in a room upstairs. Considering the fact that acts is such a strategic chapter in regard to world. Acts commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Is an academic qualification essential for ministry. Lukes devoting so much space to the narrative of a single conversion indicates the importance of it. They saw the boldness of peter and john and they realized that they had been with jesus.
Here is the launch point for formally taking the gospel of christ to the rest of the world. We have not yet met with any things concerning the spreading of the gospel to the gentiles which bears any proportion to the largeness of that commission, go, and disciple all nations. Acts commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Black underlined words match words in the bible text. The word of the lord spread through the region acts. Acts chapter discusses the ministry in antioch, which started with teachers who had journeyed together, including barnabas, simeon, and paul. Acts free bible commentary on the book of acts in easy english.
Who separated barnabus and saul for the work of gods ministry. Study the bible online using commentary on acts and more. Paul and barnabas spoke the word of god to them first acts. Acts, english standard version 2016 esv the bible app. Exploring the book of acts chapter gci archive grace. An appeal to the people with a warning against rejecting christ acts. He preaches to the gentiles, and is persecuted by the jews. One dance exercise involved jumping over a rolledup gym mat. This is a very helpful commentary, which has been most useful to me. Toussaint, the bible knowledge commentary victor books, 2. Acts chapter questions for discussion the living word. As you look at the accounts at the end of the gospels, and the accounts written here in the book of acts, of what jesus did after being raised, there is no way to account for any of them if he is not raised from the dead. Satan is in a special manner busy with great men and men in power, to keep them from being religious, for their example will influence many. Of the prophets and teachers in the church of antioch, 1.
Acts of the apostles, new living translation nlt the. One summer as my wife and i sat on our porch, we were serenaded by a tree frog who had taken up residence in the dense vine climbing a nearby tree. We have not yet met with any things concerning the spreading of the gospel to the gentiles which bears any proportion to the largeness of that. Concise presentation notes by charles dailey black underlined words match words in the bible text. And john left them and returned to jerusalem, 14 but they went on from perga and came to antioch in pisidia. Acts chapter commentary northwest college of the bible. The door was opened in the baptizing of cornelius and his friends. Matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Now in the church at antioch there were prophets and teachers. Sep 29, 2010 acts of the apostles chapter bible study duration.
It could have been the dangers he could see ahead in their work. Saul is here for the first time called paul, and never after saul. Acts commentary james burton coffman commentaries on the. Acts commentary ironsides notes on selected books. Jun 19, 20 welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. Welcome to ivy baptist churchs bible study on demand before beginning this study, please take an opportunity to download the worksheet for this bible study. The proof that jesus was indeed the promised deliverer acts.
David guzik commentary on acts describes the start of pauls first missionary journey as barnabas and saul are called by the holy spirit. Acts 1 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Saul is in antioch of syria, the church there is composed partly of. This chapter is concerned exclusively with the conversion of cornelius, the same event also being under consideration in acts 11.
Acts commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. Howard marshall, the acts of the apostles grand rapids. Acts commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Here and in the next two chapters, we will see paul and barnabas leading.
Why do many preachers say the holy spirit raised jesus from the dead. Read acts commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. The christian kerygma proclaimed by paul in the synagogue was favorably received. In the first 7 chapters, he describes how the good news spread in jerusalem. Acts commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. Acts 14 now at iconium they entered together into the. In these names we see that the lord raises up instruments for his work, from various places and stations in life. By command of the holy spirit the church appoints saul and barnabas to a particular work, 2,3. An understandable version of acts translation by william e. The whole city came together to hear the word of god acts. Paul takes the gospel to cyprus and asia minor acts 12. As he sat in blindness, a man named ananias came to him and gave a reason for what had happened. Twentyfirst century biblical commentary series the book of acts.
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