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God's Power Brings Success
All commentators agree that the phrase "the hand of the Lord" signifies God's active power and sovereign blessing. The success of the mission in Antioch was not due to human eloquence or strategy, but was a direct result of God's power making the preaching effective in people's hearts. Scholars like Calvin and Gill stress that without this divine intervention, all ministry is in vain.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 11:21
18th Century
Theologian
And the hand of the Lord. See Barnes on Luke 1:66.
Compare Psalm 80:17. The meaning is that God showed them favor and demonstrated …
AT Robertson
On Acts 11:21
The hand of the Lord was with them (ην χειρ κυριου μετ' αυτων). This O.T. phrase (Exodus 9:3; Isaiah 59:1)…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 11:21
At Antioch, some of the Hellenistic Jewish Christians “began to speak to Greeks also.” Did Luke have in mind Gentiles who had no affiliation whatev…
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John Calvin
On Acts 11:21
16th Century
Theologian
The hand of the Lord was. Luke proves by the success that the gospel was offered to the Gentiles also by the brethren of Cyprus and Cyrene…
John Gill
On Acts 11:21
17th Century
Pastor
And the hand of the Lord was with them Not only his hand of providence, which brought them there, and protected them; and…
Matthew Henry
On Acts 11:19–24
17th Century
Minister
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…