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Selected Verse: Acts 11:21 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 11:21 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] the hand [5495] of the Lord [2962] was [2258] with [3326] them [846]: and [5037] a great [4183] number [706] believed [4100], and turned [1994] unto [1909] the Lord [2962]. |
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King James |
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| a great number believed--Thus the accession of Cornelius and his party was not the first admission of uncircumcised Gentiles into the Church. (See on Act 10:1.) Nay, we read of no influence which the accession of Cornelius and his house had on the further progress of the Gospel among the Gentiles; whereas there here open upon us operations upon the Gentiles from quite a different quarter, and attended with ever growing success. The only great object served by the case of Cornelius was the formal recognition of the principles which that case afterwards secured. (See on Act 15:19-29.) |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| And the hand of the Lord - See the notes on Luk 1:66. Compare Psa 80:17. The meaning is, that God showed them favor, and evinced his power in the conversion of their hearers. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| And the hand of the Lord - That is, the power of his Spirit. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
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 energy of God accompanied them, and applied their preaching to the souls of all attentive hearers. Without this accompanying influence, even an apostle could do no good; and can inferior men hope to be able to convince and convert sinners without this? Ministers of the word of God, so called, who dispute the necessity and deny the being of this influence, show thereby that they are intruders into God's heritage; that they are not sent by him, and shall not profit the people at all.
A great number believed - That Jesus was the Christ; and that he had died for their offenses, and risen again for their justification. Because the apostles preached the truth, and the hand of God was with them, therefore, a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord, becoming his disciples, and taking him for their portion. |
19 Wherefore [1352] my [1473] sentence is [2919], that we trouble [3926] not [3361] them, which [3588] from among [575] the Gentiles [1484] are turned [1994] to [1909] God [2316]:
20 But [235] that we write [1989] unto them [846], that they abstain [567] from [575] pollutions [234] of idols [1497], and [2532] from fornication [4202], and [2532] from things strangled [4156], and [2532] from blood [129].
21 For [1063] Moses [3475] of [1537] old [744] time [1074] hath [2192] in every [2596] city [4172] them that preach [2784] him [846], being read [314] in [1722] the synagogues [4864] every [2596] [3956] sabbath day [4521].
22 Then [5119] pleased it [1380] the apostles [652] and [2532] elders [4245], with [4862] the whole [3650] church [1577], to send [3992] chosen [1586] men [435] of [1537] their own company [846] to [1519] Antioch [490] with [4862] Paul [3972] and [2532] Barnabas [921]; namely, Judas [2455] surnamed [1941] Barsabas [923], and [2532] Silas [4609], chief [2233] men [435] among [1722] the brethren [80]:
23 And they wrote [1125] letters by [1223] them [5495] [846] after this manner [3592]; The apostles [652] and [2532] elders [4245] and [2532] brethren [80] send greeting [5463] unto the brethren [80] which [3588] are of [1537] the Gentiles [1484] in [2596] Antioch [490] and [2532] Syria [4947] and [2532] Cilicia [2791]:
24 Forasmuch as [1894] we have heard [191], that [3754] certain [5100] which went out [1831] from [1537] us [2257] have troubled [5015] you [5209] with words [3056], subverting [384] your [5216] souls [5590], saying [3004], Ye must be circumcised [4059], and [2532] keep [5083] the law [3551]: to whom [3739] we gave [1291] no [3756] such commandment [1291]:
25 It seemed good [1380] unto us [2254], being assembled [1096] with one accord [3661], to send [3992] chosen [1586] men [435] unto [4314] you [5209] with [4862] our [2257] beloved [27] Barnabas [921] and [2532] Paul [3972],
26 Men [444] that have hazarded [3860] their [846] lives [5590] for [5228] the name [3686] of our [2257] Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547].
27 We have sent [649] therefore [3767] Judas [2455] and [2532] Silas [4609], who [846] shall [518] also [2532] tell [518] you the same things [846] by [1223] mouth [3056].
28 For [1063] it seemed good [1380] to the Holy [40] Ghost [4151], and [2532] to us [2254], to lay upon [2007] you [5213] no [3367] greater [4119] burden [922] than [4133] these [5130] necessary things [1876];
29 That ye abstain [567] from meats offered to idols [1494], and [2532] from blood [129], and [2532] from things strangled [4156], and [2532] from fornication [4202]: from [1537] which [3739] if ye keep [1301] yourselves [1438], ye shall do [4238] well [2095]. Fare ye well [4517].
1 [1161] There was [2258] a certain [5100] man [435] in [1722] Caesarea [2542] called [3686] Cornelius [2883], a centurion [1543] of [1537] the band [4686] called [2564] the Italian [2483] band,
17 Let thy hand [03027] be upon the man [0376] of thy right hand [03225], upon the son [01121] of man [0120] whom thou madest strong [0553] for thyself.
66 And [2532] all [3956] they that heard [191] them laid them up [5087] in [1722] their [846] hearts [2588], saying [3004], What [5101] manner [686] of child [3813] shall [2071] this [5124] be [2071] ! And [2532] the hand [5495] of the Lord [2962] was [2258] with [3326] him [846].