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As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
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The Gospel's Joyful Welcome
Commentators observe the immediate and sustained joy of the Gentiles. Hearing that God's salvation was for them, not just for the Jews, was liberating news. They responded by celebrating and honoring "the word of the Lord," recognizing it as a divine message of grace and inclusion.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
When the Gentiles heard this. Heard that the gospel was to be preached to them. The doctrine of the Jews had been that salvation was confi…
As the Gentiles heard this they were glad (ακουοντα τα εθνη εχαιρον). Present active participle of ακουω and imperfect active of χ…
19th Century
Anglican
They were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord.—Both verbs are in the tense of continued action. The joy was not a fl…
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Baptist
But when the Jews saw the multitude, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and bl…
Many of the Gentiles responded with thanks for the apostles’ ministry and with openness to their message. “All who were appointed [GK 5435] for ete…
16th Century
Protestant
And when the Gentiles heard. The reason for the Gentiles’ joy was this: namely, when they heard that they were not called to salvation sud…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when the Gentiles heard this That it was the will of God, and the command of Christ, that the Gospel should be p…
The Jews opposed the doctrine the apostles preached; and when they could find no objection, they blasphemed Christ and his gospel. Commonly, those …
