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They went forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs that followed. Amen.
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The Divine Partnership
Commentators emphasize that the apostles' success was not their own but a result of "the Lord working with them." John Calvin explains this was a divine work, where God's power flowed through the apostles. This verse shows that Christian mission is not a human effort but a divine partnership, entirely dependent on God's power for its effectiveness and success.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They went forth. The apostles.
Everywhere. In all parts of the world. See the account in the Acts and the Epistles.
The Lord working with them (του κυριου συνεργουντος). Genitive absolute. This participle not in Gospels elsewhere nor is βεβαιουντ…
19th Century
Anglican
So then after the Lord had spoken.—See Note on Luke 24:53. St. Matthew, it will be remembered, gives no account of the As…
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Baptist
And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.
Amen.<…
“After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them” may refer to vv.15–18 or to some other occasion. The Ascension had been predicted by Jesus (cf. 14:7) and…
16th Century
Protestant
And sat down at the right hand of God. In other passages I have explained what is meant by this expression: namely, that Christ was raised…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they went forth After this the apostles went forth, from Galilee to Jerusalem; and on the day of pentecost, they…
After the Lord had spoken, He went up into heaven. Sitting is a posture of rest, for He had finished His work; it is also a posture of rule, for He…
