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The next Sabbath almost the whole city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
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The Gospel's Magnetic Pull
Commentators like Charles Spurgeon note that the gospel itself is inherently attractive. Paul and Barnabas didn't need a special advertising campaign; the powerful, Spirit-filled preaching of 'the word of God' was enough to create a city-wide stir and draw a massive crowd. This demonstrates the intrinsic power of the good news to capture people's attention and hearts.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the next sabbath day. This was the regular day for worship, and it was natural that a greater multitude should convene on that day tha…
The next Sabbath (τω ερχομενω σαββατω). Locative case, on the coming (ερχομενω, present middle participle of ερχομα) Sabbath. So t…
19th Century
Anglican
The next sabbath day came almost the whole city together. It is clear that the Jewish synagogue could not have held such …
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Baptist
Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded…
“Almost the whole city,” Luke says rather hyperbolically, gathered on the following Sabbath to hear “the word of the Lord”—an expression suggesting…
16th Century
Protestant
And when the Sabbath came. The large gathering of the people proves that Paul and Barnabas did not loiter between the Sabbaths, and their …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the next sabbath day The same which is before called the "sabbath between", which was between the first and tenth of …
The Jews opposed the doctrine the apostles preached; and when they could find no objection, they blasphemed Christ and his gospel. Commonly, those …
