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Acts 11:21

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 11:21

Verse 21 of 30

Scripture focus

And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.

Acts 11:21 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 11:21

Theological / Devotional

Hand of the Lord. The expression is a common one in the OT for the direct interposition of God in the affairs of the world. See Ex. 14:31: “And Israel saw that great work [Heb. yad, “hand”] which the Lord did upon the Egyptians.” Compare the statement of the Egyptians magicians: “This is the finger of God” (Ex. 8:19). The expression makes vivid the truth of a very personal God.

A great number believed. Here is a further record of phenomenal increase in the church. See chs. 2:47; 4:4; 5:14; 6:7; 8:6, 12; see on chs. 9:31; 11:24.

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