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Selected Verse: Acts 13:52 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 13:52 |
King James |
And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
the disciples--who, though not themselves expelled, had to endure sufferings for the Gospel, as we learn from Act 14:22.
were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost--who not only raised them above shame and fear, as professed disciples of the Lord Jesus, but filled them with holy and elevated emotions. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And the disciples - The disciples in Antioch.
Were filled with joy - This happened even in the midst of persecution, and is one of the many evidences that the gospel is able to fill the soul with joy even in the severest trials. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost - Though in the world they had tribulation, yet in Christ they had peace; and, while engaged in their Master's work, they always had their Master's wages. The happiness of a genuine Christian lies far beyond the reach of earthly disturbances, and is not affected by the changes and chances to which mortal things are exposed. The martyrs were more happy in the flames than their persecutors could be on their beds of down.
St. Paul's sermon at Antioch has been thus analyzed.
1. His prologue, Act 13:16, addressed to those who fear God.
2. His narrative of God's goodness to Israel:
1. In their deliverance from Egypt.
2. In their support in the wilderness.
3. In his giving them the land of Canaan.
4. In the judges and kings which he had given for their governors, Acts 13:7-22.
3. His proposition, that Jesus was the Christ, the Savior of the world, Act 13:23.
4. The illustration of this proposition, proving its truth:
1. From Christ's stock and family, Act 13:23.
2. From the testimony of his forerunner, Act 13:24.
3. From the resurrection of Christ, Act 13:30; which was corroborated with the testimony of many Galileans, Act 13:31, and of the prophets, David, Act 13:33, Act 13:35, and Isaiah, Act 13:34.
5. He anticipates objections, relative to the unjust condemnation, death and burial of Christ, Act 13:27-29.
6. His epilogue, in which he excites his audience to embrace the Gospel on two considerations:
1. The benefits which they receive who embrace the Gospel, Act 13:38, Act 13:39.
2. The danger to which they were exposed who should despise and reject it, Act 13:40, Act 13:41. |
22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
39 And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
38 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
28 And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
35 Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
31 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.
30 But God raised him from the dead:
24 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
23 Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
23 Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.