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After some days Paul said to Barnabas, "Let`s return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing."
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The Heart of a Shepherd
Commentators emphasize that Paul's proposal reveals his deep pastoral care. He wasn't just an evangelist but a shepherd who felt a continuing responsibility for the spiritual health of those he led to Christ. Scholars like Calvin and Gill note his concern was born from an understanding that new faith is fragile and requires ongoing support and encouragement.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let us go again and visit our brethren. That is, in the churches which they had established in Asia Minor (Acts 13,[Reference …
Let us return now and visit the brethren (επιστρεψαντες δε επισκεψωμεθα τους αδελφους). Paul takes the initiative as the leader, a…
19th Century
Anglican
And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas.—The commonly received chronology of the Acts makes the interval between the …
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Luke now presents Paul as taking the initiative for another missionary journey. To Paul, of course, it was not intended as a new outreach but only …
16th Century
Protestant
Let us visit our brethren. In this history we must first note how careful Paul was for the churches which he had ordained. He labored, ind…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And some days after That Judas was gone to Jerusalem, and which they had spent in teaching and preaching the word of…
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Here we have a private quarrel between two ministers, no less than Paul and Barnabas, yet it was made to end well. Barnabas wished his nephew John …
