Acts 13:47

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 13:47

“For so has the Lord commanded us, saying, ‘I have set you for a light of the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the uttermost part of the earth.’ And they were comforted by this one fact. That this was what the Lord had commanded them in the Scriptures. For He had declared to His Servant ‘I have set you for a light of the Gentiles, that you should be for salvation to the uttermost part of the earth’ (Isaiah 49:6). Thus by their action in bringing light to these darkened hearts they... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 13:42-52

Acts 13:42-1 Thessalonians : . 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 took place at the instance of many Jews and proselytes in some place not mentioned. The first statement is followed up in Acts 13:44; to account for the crowded synagogue, D and a few other authorities add to Acts 13:43, “ and it came to pass that the word of God... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Acts 13:47

Because that prophecy must be fulfilled which we find, Isaiah 49:6, the apostle infers aright, that they were commanded to publish Christ unto the Gentiles; for how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? Romans 10:14. I have set thee to be a light; all knowledge is ignorance, and all light is darkness, without Christ. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Acts 13:45-52

CRITICAL REMARKSActs 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 more exactly the nature of the opposition (Zöckler), it may be retained.Acts 13:46. It was necessary.—Compare Luke 24:47; Romans 1:16; Romans 2:10.Acts 13:47. I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles.—This citation from Isaiah 49:6 (LXX.) represented the apostolic mission as a continuation of... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Acts 13:46-48

DISCOURSE: 1780THE GENTILES RECEIVE THE GOSPELActs 13:46-48. 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 it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Acts 13:1-52

Chapter 13Now 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, and Saul ( Acts 13:1 ).Interesting the backgrounds of these men. Barnabas was from the island of Cyprus. Simeon who was called Niger, which, of course, is a Roman name. Simeon is Hebrew name. Lucius who was from Cyrene, and Manaen, who had been around Herods, grew up in the royal court.... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Acts 13:1-52

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 with the Lord’s people. In this church there were certain prophets and teachers. The same distinction is observed by St. Paul, in 1 Corinthians 12:0. and Ephesians 4:11. Also respecting Barnabas, as may be seen in Acts 4:36; Acts 9:27. And Simeon, surnamed Niger, probably from some swarthy... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 13:13-52

Acts 13:13-52Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia.Perga in PamphyliaBecause Perga was little known Pamphylia is subjoined. It was an ancient city on the river Cestrus, about seven miles from its mouth. The stay in it was very short, and there seems to have been no preaching till the return journey (Acts 14:25). Some of the perils from robbers and rivers (2 Corinthians 11:16) may have been encountered at this time. (Bp. Jacobson.)And John departing... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Acts 13:42-52

Acts 13:42-52And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words.Growth of apostolic power1. There are always unexpected hearers arising to give encouragement to the preacher. Strangers are there, who spring up, and say, “This is the gate of heaven.” The Gentiles hailed the Word as strangers might hail tidings of home. We know some things not by direct intellectual instruction, but by subtle and inexpressible sympathy. We feel that certain words are true. We... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 13:47

47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying , I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. Ver. 47. I have set thee ] This, spoken at first to Christ, is here applied to his messengers and ministers, who are labourers together with Christ, 1 Corinthians 3:9 , and are in Scripture called both lights and saviours, Matthew 5:14 ; Oba 1:21 1 Timothy 4:16 . read more

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