Acts 15:40

Being recommended - Being commended by prayer to God. See notes on Acts 14:26.

Related Commentaries of Acts 15:40

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 15:36 to Acts 16:5 . Shorter Account of Paul's Journey In Asia Minor. The editor's hand is apparent throughout this section. We know from...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

chose... and . having chosen. Greek. epilegomai. Only here and John 5:2 (called). recommended . See Acts 15:26 . God . The texts read "the...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. Being recommended - unto the grace of God - Much stress...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Being recommended by the brethren— St. Luke designing here to drop the history of Barnabas, and pursue that of St. Paul alone, says nothing of the...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. And Paul chose Silas (Silvanus) - going two and...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Question of Circumcision 1-35. The Council of Jerusalem, 49 a.d. The usual view is that Galatians 2:1-10 describes the visit of St. Paul to...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

St Paul's Second Missionary Journey, 49, 50 a.d. ( Acts 15:36 to Acts 18:22 ) Having secured the formal recognition by the Twelve of Gentile Chr...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Paul chose Silas. — It is clear from this, even if we reject Acts 15:34 as an interpolation, that Silas had remained when the other delegates fro...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Confirming the Churches” Acts 15:22-41 This letter was a noble document and fitted for its immediate purpose, but it does not apply directly t...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In the work among Gentiles the question of circumcision very naturally arose, and its difficulty is revealed in the calling of a council. That counci...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and se...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Paul chose Silas ,.... To be his companion and assistant; this being the design of the Holy Ghost in influencing his, mind to stay longer at Ant...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. Ver. 40. Being recommended by the brethren ] Whereby...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And Barnabas determined Greek, εβουλευσατο, counselled , or advised; to take with them As their minister; John His nephew, who had set out wit...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

However, here at Antioch a matter arose of deeply serious significance, and it was clearly God's wisdom to have Paul and Barnabas there at the time....
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Disagreement between Paul and Barnabas. 36 And some days after Paul said unto Bar...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The favour of God, as Acts 14:26 , which the wisest and holiest men stand in need of in all their undertakings; as also his gracious conduct and a...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they parted asunder one from the other, and Barnabas took Mark with him, and sailed away to Cyprus, bu...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 15:36 . Some days (as in Acts 16:12 ; compare ἡμέραι ἱκαναί, Acts 9:23 ) might be weeks or months. After. —Subsequent...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 15:1 . Certain men which came down from Judea. Epiphanius says, Cerinthus the heretic was one of the principals in this dissension. But they...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 15:1 Came down … and taught for which came down … taught, A.V.; saying for and said, A.V. ; custom (ἔθος) for...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Beginning of Paul's Second Missionary Journey.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

and Paul chose Silas and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 15:10 ; 2 Corinthians 13:14 ; 2 John 1:10 ; 2 John 1:11 ; 2 Timothy 4:22 ; Acts 13:3 ; Acts 14:26 ; Acts 20:32 ; Acts 15:22 ;...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

But Paul departed — Held on his intended course: being recommended by the brethren to the grace of God — We do not find that Barnabas stayed for th...

⁴⁰ And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God.

Related Commentaries of Acts 15:40

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Acts 15:40