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Acts 13:48

ACTS—NOTE ON Acts 13:48 as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. Throughout Acts 1:1, Luke maintains a dual emphasis on divine election (“appointed”) and human response (“believed”) (see Acts 2:23; Acts 3:13; Acts 3:17; Acts 4:27; Acts 4:28).

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  • A Textual Commentary On The Greek New Testament by Bruce M. Metzger

    ACTS 13:48 to.n lo,gon tou/ kuri,ou {C} The accusative is the object of evdo,xazon. Now, the expression doxa,zein to.n qeo,n occurs frequently, but doxa,zein to.n lo,gon tou/ qeou/ (or kuri,ou...

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 48. _AS MANY AS WERE ORDAINED TO ETERNAL LIFE BELIEVED._] This text has been most pitifully misunderstood. Many suppose that it simply means that those in that assembly who were _fore-ordained_...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    WHEN THE GENTILES HEARD THIS - Heard that the gospel was to be preached to them. The doctrine of the Jews had been that salvation was confined to themselves. The Gentiles rejoiced that from the mouths...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    PART III The Witness to the Gentiles. The Apostle to the Gentiles; his Ministry and Captivity. Chapter s 13-28 CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The Divine Choice. Barnabas and Saul separated unto the work (Acts 1...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE RESULT: THE MISSIONARIES LEAVE ANTIOCH. Acts 13:42 reads as if the congregation as a whole invited the preachers to speak to them again on the following Sabbath, but a meeting or meetings at once...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    As they were going out, they kept asking that these things should be spoken to them on the next Sabbath. When the synagogue service had broken up many of the Jews and worshipping proselytes followed P...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY (Acts 13:1-3) Acts 13:1-52; Acts 14:1-28 tell the story of the first missionary journey. Paul and Barnabas set out from Antioch. Antioch was 15 miles up the River Orontes...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    ORDAINED. appointed. Greek. _tasao._ Here, Acts 15:2; Acts 22:10; Acts 28:23.Matthew 28:16;...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed_ In the controversies on predestination and election this sentence has constantly been brought forward. But it is manifestly unfair to take a sen...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ΚΑῚ ἘΠΊΣΤΕΥΣΑΝ ὍΣΟΙ ἮΣΑΝ ΤΕΤΑΓΜΈΝΟΙ ΕἸΣ ΖΩῊΝ ΑἸΏΝΙΟΝ, _and as many as were ordained unto eternal life believed_. In the controversies on predestination and election this sentence has constantly been b...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    FURTHER PREACHING BOTH TO JEWS AND GENTILES. JEALOUSY OF THE JEWS, AND EXPULSION OF THE APOSTLES FROM ANTIOCH...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _PAUL PREACHED TO THE GENTILES AND IS PERSECUTED ACTS 13:42-52:_ The people were eager to hear more of the preaching done by Paul and Barnabas on the next Sabbath. Many of both the Jews and Gentiles b...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΆΚΟΎΟΝΤΑ _praes. act. part. (temp.), см._ Acts 13:44. ΈΧΑΙΡΟΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΧΑΊΡΩ (G5463) радоваться, ликовать. Inch, _impf._, "они стали радоваться" ΈΔΌΞΑΖΟΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΔΟΞΆΖΩ (G139...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 1780 THE GENTILES RECEIVE THE GOSPEL Acts 13:46. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put i...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    AS MANY AS WERE ORDAINED TO ETERNAL LIFE— We observe, 1st, upon this text, that whatever the exact meaning of the word rendered _ordained_ may be, it does not here refer to the _decrees_ of God, but t...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    AT ANTIOCH OF PISIDIA. Acts 13:14-52. a. In the synagogue, the first sermon of Paul. Acts 13:1. Acts 13:14 But they, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch of Pisidia; and they went into the s...

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    48. In the next paragraph we have a statement, the meaning of which has excited no little controversy. (48) "_On hearing this the Gentiles rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and as many as...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. AND WHEN THE GENTILES HEARD THIS, THEY WERE GLAD - glad...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    33 The rendering first psalm in place of second psalm demands some explanation. Our three great witnesses all read second, and we would have so rendered it, but for the confusion which would result wh...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    ST. PAUL AS A MISSIONARY 1. Prophets] see on Acts 11:27. SIMEON THAT WAS CALLED NIGER] Niger was a Roman cognomen. LUCIUS OF CYRENE] doubtless one of those Cyrenians who first preached at Antioch (Act...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    ANTIOCH OF PISIDIA. ST. PAUL'S SERMON IN THE SYNAGOGUE. The cities which the apostles now proceeded to evangelise (Pisidian Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe) were situated in the southern part of t...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    AS MANY AS WERE ORDAINED TO ETERNAL LIFE BELIEVED] This expresses the Pauline and Apostolic doctrine of predestination, according to which God desires the salvation of all men (1 Timothy 2:4; 1 Timoth...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 13 THE *HOLY SPIRIT CHOOSES BARNABAS AND SAUL, 13:1-3 V1 There were some *prophets and teachers in the *church at Antioch. They were Barnabas,...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THEY WERE GLAD, AND GLORIFIED THE WORD OF THE LORD. — Both verbs are in the tense of continued action. The joy was not an evanescent burst of emotion. The “word of the Lord” here is the teaching which...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    ἐδόξ. τὸν λ. τοῦ Κ.: δοξ. τὸν Θ.; frequent in Luke and Paul, _cf._ 2 Thessalonians 3:1 for the nearest approach to the exact phrase here. ὅσοι ἦσαν τεταγ.: there is no countenance here for the _absolu...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    JEWS REJECT, GENTILES ACCEPT, THE GOSPEL Acts 13:38-52 The doctrine of justification by faith, so closely associated with the work of Paul, is here stated for the first time. In Jesus there is forgiv...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The first most distinctly missionary movement sprang from Antioch, and was independent of all official initiation. A company of those in Antioch sent Saul and Barnabas, and it is declared immediately...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    The Response to the Gospel in Antioch of Pisidia As they went out of the synagogue, some were stirred to ask Paul and Barnabas to return the following week to speak again. The next sabbath day saw nea...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were (t) ordained to eternal life believed. (t) Therefore either all were not appointed to everlast...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    As many as were pre-ordained to eternal life, [3] by the free election, and special mercies, and providence of God. (Witham) --- Some understand this as if it meant, predisposed by their docility, to...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    The vast Gentile crowd aroused the old prejudice of the Jews so they could no longer keep the peace. Therefore the apostles turn to the Gentiles, who greatly rejoice to think that all the riches of th...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. (43) Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    We now enter on the missionary journeys, as they are called, of the apostle Paul. The work, under the Spirit, opens to the glory of the Lord. Not merely are Gentiles met in grace and brought into the...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    48._And when the Gentiles heard. _The matter of the Gentiles’ joy was this, [viz.] when they heard that they were not called to salvation at a sudden, as if this had not been decreed before by God, bu...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    We come now to the beginning of the direct history of the work, new in some important respects, that is, connected with Paul's mission by the immediate intervention of the Holy Ghost. It is not now Ch...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND WHEN THE GENTILES HEARD THIS,.... That it was the will of God, and the command of Christ, that the Gospel should be preached to them; by whom are to be understood the Pisidians, the inhabitants of...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. Ver. 48. _Glorified in the word_] That is, received it int...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _And when the Gentiles heard this_ That such things had been prophesied concerning them many ages ago, and that the way was now open for their admission into covenant with the true God, and that the L...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    ORDAINED TO ETERNAL LIFE; Romans 8:28-30; 2 THESSALONIANS 2:13; 1 PETER 1:2. When any believe in Christ, it shows that they were from the beginning "chosen to salvation, through sanctification of the...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Success and persecution:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    AND WHEN THE GENTILES HEARD THIS, THEY WERE GLAD, AND GLORIFIED THE WORD OF THE LORD; AND AS MANY AS WERE ORDAINED TO ETERNAL LIFE BELIEVED....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    From this time our attention is drawn particularly to the work of Saul, whose name is in this chapter changed to Paul, meaning "little," for one who is the most greatly used of God is, in his own esti...

  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

    NOW WHEN THE GENTILES HEARD THIS, THEY WERE GLAD AND GLORIFIED THE WORD OF THE LORD. AND AS MANY AS HAD BEEN APPOINTED TO ETERNAL LIFE BELIEVED. 1. For the FIRST time, the Gentiles were hearing some...

  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

    The Gentiles in the audience immediately embrace such good news. They want salvation! "Glorifying the word of the Lord" That is, they praised the Scriptures for the wisdom and mercy in bringing salvat...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    42-52 The Jews opposed the doctrine the apostles preached; and when they could find no objection, they blasphemed Christ and his gospel. Commonly those who begin with contradicting, end with blasphem...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    WHEN THE GENTILES HEARD THIS THEY WERE GLAD; there can be no true rest or peace in any to whom Christ is not manifested; the apostle telling us, that _we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Chr...

  • McGarvey and Pendleton Commentaries

    48. In the next paragraph we have a statement, the meaning of which has excited no little controversy. (48) "_ On hearing this the Gentiles rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and as many as...

  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

    Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians who were ordained to eternal life[74]...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Acts 13:48 Now G1161 Gentiles G1484 this G191 (G5723) glad G5463 (G5707) and G2532 glorified G1392 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And as the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.' The great crowds of Gentiles who had gathered and would be wonde...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    PAUL AND HIS COMPANY PREACH IN PISIDIAN ANTIOCH. (13:13-52). Paul ‘and his company' (thus there were at least one or two others besides Mark) left Paphos and sailed across to Perga in Pamphylia. It wi...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE CONSEQUENCES OF PAUL'S SPEECH (13:43-52). The principle behind the words of Habakkuk were remarkably ‘fulfilled'. Many of the Jews who were there that day could not face up to the work in their da...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Acts 13:48. AND WHEN THE GENTILES HEARD THIS, THEY WERE GLAD, AND GLORIFIED THE WORD OF THE LORD. These Heathens openly expressed their joy and gratitude when they found from Paul that even in the sac...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    AS THE GENTILES HEARD THIS THEY WERE GLAD (ακουοντα τα εθνη εχαιρον). Present active participle of ακουω and imperfect active of χαιρω, linear action descriptive of the joy of the Gentiles.GLORIFIE...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Acts 13:13. _Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem._ «John» that is, John Mark, as we see by chapter 15...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Acts 13:13. _Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem. But when they departed from Perga, they came to Anti...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Paul and Barnabas called. Satanic opposition from a sorcerer. Paul's sermon in the synagogue at Antioch. Opposition from Jews. Paul and Barnabas turn to Gentiles. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Ho...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Acts 13:1. _The church that was at Antioch,_ which was counted one of the five apostolic churches. It is the true church by way of eminence, the synagogue having degenerated into a state of warfare wi...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    WHEN THE GENTILES HEARD THIS. They were glad, both because of the Good News of God's act in Christ to set men free, and because the Jewish Scriptures declared this promise. AND THOSE WHO HAD BEEN CHOS...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia._ PERGA IN PAMPHYLIA Because Perga was little known Pamphylia is subjoined. It was an ancient city on the river Cest...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words._ GROWTH OF APOSTOLIC POWER 1. There are always unexpected hearers arising to give encouragement to the preac...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad._ RIGHT RELATION TO THE TRUTH On hearing the gospel the Gentiles-- I. Were glad. 1. This should be, but alas is not, the uniform effect of gospel...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 13:45. CONTRADICTING AND BLASPHEMING.—The best MSS. Omit “contradicting” (Lachmann, Westcott and Hort); but as it is neither superfluous nor Hebraistic (Hackett), and defines...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ACTS 13:1 _At Antioch., in the Church that was there _for _in the Church that was at Antioch, _A.V.; _prophets, _etc., for _certain prophets, _etc., A.V. and T.R.; _Barnabas, _etc., for _a...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; Barnabas, Simeon that was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch,...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 16:15; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Thessalonians 3:1;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    As many as were ordained to eternal life — St. Luke does not say fore — ordained. He is not speaking of what was done from eternity, but of what was then done, through the preaching of the Gospel. He...

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