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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:3

Long time therefore abode they ,.... At Iconium, undaunted and not discouraged, at the treatment they met with: but continued, speaking boldly in the Lord ; using great freedom of speech, and showing great courage and intrepidity of mind; speaking out, without fear, the doctrines of the Gospel, in the name of the Lord, and depending upon strength, assistance, and support, from him: which gave testimony unto the word of his grace ; the Gospel, so called, because it is a publication of... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:4

But the multitude of the city was divided ,.... In their sentiments, about the apostles, their doctrines, and miracles; some approving them, others condemning their doctrines as false, and their miracles as delusions: and part held with the Jews ; that did not believe, but rejected the apostles, despised their doctrines, and disparaged their miracles: and part with the apostles ; these were the Jews and Greeks, that believed; which divisions in families, towns, and cities, though the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:5

And when there was an assault made ,.... Or a strong bias and inclination were in the minds, both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews, with their rulers ; who encouraged them in it: to use them despitefully, and to stone them ; not only to give them reproachful language, but to smite, buffet, and scourge them, and to stone them for blasphemy, which was a punishment among the Jews for such causes. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:6

They were ware of it ,.... They understood it, were apprised of it, and well weighed it, and considered it in their minds, and what was best to be done at this juncture: and fled unto Lystra and Derbe, cities of Lycaonia ; according to the orders and command of Christ, Matthew 10:23 not so much to save their lives, as to spread the Gospel in other parts. Lycaonia was a province in the lesser Asia, near Phrygia, separated from it by the mountains; on the east it bordered on Galatia, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:7

And there they preached the Gospel. They did not sit still, nor hide themselves in these places; but, as in others, they preached the Gospel, the good news and glad tidings of the incarnation of Christ, of redemption, peace, and pardon, through his blood, justification by his righteousness, and spiritual and eternal salvation through him: in Beza's most ancient copy, and in one of Stephens's, these words are added, and which Bede also says were in the Greek copies in his time, "and the whole... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:8

And there sat a certain man at Lystra ,.... Where the apostle was preaching; and perhaps he sat there to beg, where there was a great concourse of people, and which might be in the open street: this man was impotent in his feet ; so weak, as not to be able to walk, and even to stand on them, and therefore is said to sit: being a cripple from his mother's womb ; he was born lame, as was the man cured by Peter, Acts 3:2 who never had walked ; these circumstances are mentioned, to... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:9

The same heard Paul speak ,.... That is, preach the Gospel; he was one of his hearers, and faith came to hint by hearing; the Arabic version adds, "he cried unto him"; that is, to Paul, whom he heard: who steadfastly beholding him ; not the lame man beholding Paul, but Paul beholding the lame man, as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions both express it, as also Beza's ancient copy and others; so Peter looked on the man he cured, Acts 3:4 . And perceiving that he had faith to be healed ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:10

Said with a loud voice ,.... Not only that the man, but that all might hear and attend to the miracle about to be wrought: stand upright on thy feet ; in five of Beza's manuscripts, and in other copies, and in the Complutensian edition, and in the Syriac version, this clause is introduced with these words, "I say unto thee, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ"; which is much such a form that Peter used, Acts 3:6 whereby the virtue of the miracle is ascribed to Christ, and not assumed... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:11

And when the people saw what Paul had done ,.... In curing the lame man in so marvellous a manner, and concluding it to be a divine work, and what a mere creature could never perform: they lift up their voices ; not in indignation and wrath, but as persons astonished: saying in the speech of Lycaonia ; by which it should seem that Lystra was a city of Lycaonia, since the Lycaonian language was spoken in it; the Arabic version reads, "in their own tongue"; and the Syriac version, "in... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:12

And they called Barnabas Jupiter ,.... The supreme God; it may be because that Barnabas was the oldest man, of the tallest stature, and largest bulk, and made the best figure; whereas Paul was younger, of a low stature, and mean appearance: and Paul Mercurius , because he was the chief speaker; Mercury was the god of eloquence, and the messenger of the gods, and the interpreter of their will F18 Vid Macrob. Saturnal. l. 1. c. 17,19. ; Paul being chiefly concerned in preaching and... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 14:12

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