Acts 11:21

The hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number of people believed and turned to the Lord.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.

In Context

20But there were some Cypriot and Cyrenian men among them who went to Antioch and began speaking to the Hellenists, preaching the good news about the Lord Jesus.

22News of this reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas out to go to Antioch.

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Cross References

Luke 1:66All who heard about it laid it up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child become?” And the hand of the Lord was with him.

Acts 4:4But many who heard the word believed, and the number of men who believed came to about five thousand.

Acts 6:7So the word of God continued to increase, and the number of disciples continued to multiply greatly in Jerusalem, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith.

Matthew Henry on Acts 11:20-27

The Gospel Preached at Antioch; Success of the Gospel at Antioch; Barnabas at Antioch. 19 Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. 20 And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which, when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus. 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord. 22… Read the whole commentary →

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