Acts 11:24

2 Samuel 18:27; Acts 24:16; Acts 6:3; Acts 6:5; Acts 6:8; Acts 11:21; Acts 5:14; Acts 9:31; John 7:12; Luke 23:50; Matthew 12:35; Matthew 19:17; Proverbs 12:2; Proverbs 13:22; Proverbs 14:14; Psalms 112:5; Psalms 37:23; Romans 15:15; Romans 5:7

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For he was a good man - This is given as a reason why he was so eminently successful. It is not said that he was a man of distinguished talents o...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Another Account of the Early Gentile Mission. Antioch. This connects with Acts 8:2 . It was the Hellenists at Jerusalem, whose mouthpiece Stephen...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

faith . App-150. people . Greek. ochlos. Literally crowd.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

24. For he was a good man. Barnabas is commended with the commendation of the Holy Ghost; yet we must know that there was respect had not so...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord. For he was a good man - Here is a proper cha...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

The grace of God,— The happy effects of the divine goodness, in taking such a number of uncircumcised Gentiles into the Christian church. Barnabas,...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord. For he was a good man, and full of t...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The First Gentile Church 1-18. The baptism of Cornelius discussed and approved at Jerusalem. Those Christians who maintained the need of observing...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Church in Antioch, 35-47 a.d. ( Acts 11:19 to Acts 13:3 ) 19-26. Extension of the Church to Antioch. Admission of Gentile members. Antioch i...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For he was a good man. — Words of praise of this kind are comparatively rare in this history, and we may, perhaps, think of them here as expressing...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Knitting Together the Church Acts 11:19-30 The development of God's plan is still further disclosed in the events recorded in this section, whi...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

It is very interesting to note how slowly the prejudices of the Hebrew Christians gave way, and yet how amenable they were to the evidences as they a...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching t...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

CHARACTERISTICS OF ST. BARNABAS ‘He was a good man, and full of the holy Ghost and of faith.’ Acts 11:24 No better man could be sent to Anti...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For he was a good man ,.... He had the grace of God wrought in his soul, and did good works; he was very kind, and generous, and charitable; he sold...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord. Ver. 24. For he was a good man ] Few exi...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then tidings of these things came to the church at Jerusalem And, as they had lately seen a way opened for the conversion of the Gentiles, they rec...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

News of Peter's carrying the gospel to Gentiles had preceded him to Jerusalem. When he arrived there, therefore, he was faced by those who were speci...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Gospel Preached at Antioch; Success of the Gospel at Antioch; Barnabas at Antioch....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Barnabas is here described to be beyond what the Jews called a righteous man, who would say to his neighbour, That which is yours is yours, and that...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Continued Expansion And God's New Work Among the Greeks (11:19-26). Meanwhile the work of God has been going on through many unnamed and unsung he...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and much people was added to the Lord.' No greater accolade could have been paid t...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 11:19 . Upon the persecution. —Or, tribulation, ἀπὸ πῆς θλίψεως: better, from (as an effect of) the persecution, th...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 11:19-26 The Church at Antioch. I. This church was established by lay agency. II. It was a church established among the Gentiles. The text...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Acts 11:24 Consistency of Human and Divine Affections. I. There is no hint given that Barnabas acted otherwise than well and wisely in the course...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 11:2 . They of the circumcision contended with him. Those who were zealous of the law, apprehending that Christ and his grace had only been p...
The Biblical Illustrator

Then tidings of these things came to the ears of the Church,…and they sent forth Barnabas. A St. Barnabas the need of the hour You know the str...
The Biblical Illustrator

For he was a good man. The feast of St. Barnabas the apostle: tolerance of religious error The text says that “he was a good man, full of the H...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 11:1 Now for and , A.V.; the brethren for brethren, A.V.; also had for had also , A.V, We can imagine how rapid...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Barnabas in Antioch and Tarsus:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith; and much people was added unto the Lord.

²⁴ For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

Related Commentaries of Acts 11:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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

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

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit 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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 11:24