Acts 14:24-26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

After they had passed through Pisidia, &c. Paul and Barnabas having, on their return from Phrygia and Galatia, visited all the cities of Lycaonia and Pisidia, where they had formerly planted churches, they came at length to Perga, in Pamphylia Where they spent some time in preaching the word; probably because they had remained there but a short space formerly. And having thus revisited all those cities, and given the churches in them their due form; they came down to Attalia A sea- port town below Perga; and thence sailed to Antioch In Syria; from whence they had By the divine appointment; been recommended In a very solemn manner; (Acts 13:2-3;) to the grace of God To his favour, aid, and blessing; for the work which they had fulfilled And where, therefore, they were very desirous both of rendering a particular account of their ministry to their brethren in that church, and also of returning their grateful acknowledgments with them to the divine providence and grace, to which they owed their safety amidst so many extreme dangers, and their success in such difficult labours.