Acts 11:21

The power of the Lord was with them, and there were a vast number who believed and turned to the Lord.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 some of them were Cyprians and Cyrenaeans, who, on coming to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks also and told them the Good News concerning the Lord Jesus.

22When tidings of this reached the ears of the Church in Jerusalem, they sent Barnabas as far as Antioch.

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Cross References

Luke 1:66All who heard the story treasured it in their memories. "What then will this child be?" they said. For the Lord's hand was indeed with him.

Acts 4:4But many of those who had listened to their preaching believed; and the number of the adult men had now grown to be about 5,000.

Acts 6:7Meanwhile God's Message continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem very greatly increased, and very many priests obeyed 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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