The grace of God, was glad (την χαριν την του θεου εχαρη). Note repetition of the article, "the grace that of God." The verb (seco…

Had seen the grace of God. The favour or mercy of God, in converting sinners to himself.

Was glad. Approved of wh…

And exhorted them all.—The tense implies continuous action; and the verb in the Greek is that from which Barnabas took his name as the “So…

News of the situation at Antioch was of definite concern to believers in Jerusalem. With the conversion of Samaritans, the conversion of some Genti…

When he had seen the grace of God. By these words Luke teaches, first, that the gospel which they had received was true; secondly, that Ba…

Who when he came, and had seen the grace of God
The many instances of the powerful and efficacious grace of God in r…

The first preachers of the gospel at Antioch were dispersed from Jerusalem by persecution; thus, what was meant to hurt the church was made to work…