Acts 16:5

Established in the faith - Confirmed in the belief of the gospel The effect of the wise and conciliatory measure was to increase and strengthen the churches.

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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

And so, &c . = The churches indeed therefore. churches . App-186. established . Greek. stereoo. See note on Acts 3:7 ; Acts 14:22 . A me...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 5. The churches were confirmed. By this we gather, that that which Luke setteth down, or rather touched concerning the decrees of the apos...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. And so were the Churches established - The disputations at Antioch,...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. And so were the churches established in the faith, and incr...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

St. Paul in Europe 1. Timotheus] was probably of Lystra, not Derbe. His mother Eunice was perhaps a widow, and she, together with his grandmother...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Guided to New Fields Acts 16:1-13 Paul had a wonderful influence over young men. Timothy, Titus, and Mark bore his impress. When circumcision w...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here begins the account of Pads second journey. At Lystra he found Timothy. His action in the circumcision of Timothy is startling in view of the rec...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a certain woman, which was a Jewess, and belie...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And so were the churches established in the faith ,.... Of Christ, both in the grace and doctrine of faith; and that both by the preaching of the Go...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. Ver. 5. Established in the faith, and increased in number ] Som...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And In order that peace might be secured among the brethren in these parts, and no unnecessary burden might be imposed upon the Gentile converts, t...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Coming to Derbe and Lystra, where he and Barnabas had been persecuted before, Paul was favorably impressed with the young man, Timothy, who had evide...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul's Adoption of Timothy. 1 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a ce...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Established in the faith; being rightly persuaded in the nature and use of things indifferent; and, in general, of things necessary to be believed....
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.' This section now closes with the usual summary section. As a result...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 16:1 . Derbe and Lystra (see Acts 14:6 ) are now visited by Paul and Silas in reverse order to that followed in the firs...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 16:1 . Then came he to Lystra, as in Acts 14:6 . In their former labours in that city, Lois a jewess, her daughter Eunice, and Timothy her s...
The Biblical Illustrator

Him would Paul have to go forth with him. Using new converts It is good for young converts to be set at work; it is good for them. It is good f...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 16:1 And he came also for then came he, A.V. and T.R.; to Lystra for Lystra, A.V. ; Timothy for Timotheus, A.V...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Through Asia Minor to Troas:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And so 'were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 15:58 ; 1 Peter 5:10 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:13 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:2 ; 2 Chronicles 20:20 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:16 ; Acts 11:21 ; Ac...

⁵ And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

Related Commentaries of Acts 16:5

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the 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 Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 16:5