使徒行伝 14:21-22 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 14:21-23

The Christian leader and the novitiate. Driven from Lystra by the turbulence of the people, Paul and Barnabas went to Derbe, and there they "preached the gospel;" they seem to have been unmolested, and consequently they "taught many people" ( Acts 14:21 ). Having traveled so far eastward towards Antioch, it became a question whether they should go on or return. Thus we come, as they came, to consider— I. THE FUNCTION OF THE CHRISTIAN LEADER in relation to the Christian... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 14:21-28

Return to Antioch: a picture of apostolic activity. The scene quickly changed at Lystra. The multitude, wrought upon by Jews from Antioch and Iconium, rise up against Paul, and stone their late hero and god. Fickle world, which now brings garlands and now stones! "Every generation stones by-and-by its own gods, but every time has its own method of stoning." The boldest antagonists of the kingdom of darkness arouse most foes; Paul is stoned, not Barnabas. Perhaps his own act comes back upon... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 14:21-28

The return home. The furthest limit of the mission of Paul and Barnabas is not reached till their visit is paid to Derbe. After the recovery by miracle of Paul from his stoning, the next day he advances with Barnabas to Derbe. And after some time spent there and much work done, of which no details are given, the two apostles set their face homeward. And it is evident that the Spirit still leads them. For— I. WITH THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE GROUND , THEIR COURAGE FAILS ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 14:22

Exhorting for and exhorting , A.V.; through many tribulations we must for we must through much tribulation, A.V. St. Paul spoke from his own experience: "In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft," etc. ( 2 Corinthians 11:23-27 ; see too 2 Timothy 3:10-12 ). It is very touching to see the tender care of the apostles for the young converts, lest they should fall away in time of persecution (see Acts 15:36 ; 1 Thessalonians 'fit. 1,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 14:22

Spiritual confirmation. "Confirming the souls of the disciples." Connect with the narrative, showing that spiritual aggressiveness at Antioch was the sign of a deep and true spiritual life. The haste and superficiality of the teaching from place to place. Confirmation not a ceremony, but a process. I. CONFIRMATION OF FAITH . Continue in the faith—both objective and subjective; not a creed alone, if that was given at all, but the real root or spiritual life. Faith was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 14:22

Through tribulation to the kingdom. The force of a man's preaching must, to a great extent, come out of his personal experiences, and new experiences will give his preaching new force. This is illustrated in the associations of our text. The apostle was in measure fitted, by all he had borne and suffered, for exhorting the disciples and comforting and confirming the Churches; but he had just passed through a new and almost overwhelming experience. Excited by Jews from Antioch and Iconium,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 14:21

Had taught many - Or, rather, had made many disciples (margin).To Lystra - Acts 14:6.And to Iconium - Acts 14:1. We have here a remarkable instance of the courage of the apostles. In these very places they had been persecuted and stoned, and yet in the face of danger they ventured to return. The welfare of the infant churches they deemed of more consequence than their own safety; and they threw themselves again into the midst of danger, to comfort and strengthen those just converted to God.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 14:22

Confirming - “strengthening” ἐπιστηρίζοντες epistērizontes. The expression “to confirm” as in some churches a technical signification, denoting “to admit to the full privileges of a Christian by the imposition of hands” (Johnson). It is scarcely necessary to say that the word here refers to no such rite. It has no relation to an imposition of hands, or to the thing which is usually supposed to be denoted by the rite of “confirmation.” It means simply that they established, strengthened, made... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 14:21-22

Acts 14:21-22. And when they had preached, and taught many Namely, at Derbe; and, it seems also, in Galatia and Phrygia: see Colossians 4:13. Greek, μαθητευσαντες ικανους , having made many disciples; they returned again to Lystra, &c. Being doubtless directed so to do by the Spirit; confirming the souls of the disciples Whom they had converted in their former journey; exhorting them to continue in the faith With a steadfastness becoming the evidence and importance of it; and ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 14:1-28

Other churches in Galatia (14:1-28)Paul and Barnabas moved on to the town of Iconium, where events followed the same pattern as in Antioch. They preached in the synagogue and both Jews and Gentiles believed. But as the number of converts increased, the people of the city became clearly divided between supporters of the apostles and supporters of the Jewish leaders. Because of the threat of murder, the apostles fled the city and went to Lystra (14:1-7).When the apostles healed a crippled man in... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 14:21-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 14:21-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 14:21-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 14:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 14:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 14:22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 14:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 14:22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 14:21-22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 14:1-28

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