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Joy Amidst Persecution
Commentators unanimously highlight that the disciples' joy was not due to easy circumstances. In fact, it came right after their leaders, Paul and Barnabas, were expelled. This demonstrates that the joy produced by the gospel is supernatural, enabling believers to rejoice even in the face of opposition and trials.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 13:52
18th Century
Theologian
And the disciples. The disciples in Antioch. Were filled with joy. This happened even in the midst of persecution, and is one of …
AT Robertson
On Acts 13:52
And the disciples (ο τε or ο δε μαθÂητα). The Gentile Christians in Antioch in Pisidia. Persecution had precisely the opposite eff…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 13:52
19th Century
Bishop
And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost.—The tense is again that which expresses the continuance o…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 13:52
Having been expelled from Pisidian Antioch, Paul and Barnabas “shook the dust from their feet in protest against them”—a Jewish gesture of scorn an…
John Calvin
On Acts 13:52
16th Century
Theologian
The disciples were filled with joy. This phrase can be explained in two ways. One interpretation is that they were filled with joy and the…
John Gill
On Acts 13:52
17th Century
Pastor
And the disciples were filled with joy
Meaning either the "apostles", as the Ethiopic version renders it, Paul and B…
Matthew Henry
On Acts 13:42–52
17th Century
Minister
The Jews opposed the doctrine the apostles preached; and when they could find no objection, they blasphemed Christ and his gospel. Commonly, those …