Gathered the church together (συναγαγοντες την εκκλησιαν). Second aorist active participle of συναγω. It "was the first missionary…

They rehearsed, etc. (Acts 11:4). They related what had happened: their dangers and their success. This they did because they …

And when they were come.—Two years or approximately (A.D. 45-48) had passed since their mission. During that interval, little had …

On returning to Antioch of Syria and to the congregation that had sent them out, Paul and Barnabas “reported all that God had done through them and…

After they had called the Church together. As those who return from a mission customarily give an account of their actions, so Paul and Ba…

And when they were come
To Antioch:

and had gathered the church together :
whi…

See how restless the rage of the Jews was against the gospel of Christ. The people stoned Paul in a popular tumult. So strong is the inclination of…