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Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.
Acts 14:3 — KJV
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Acts 14:3
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Acts 14:3
Verse 3 of 28
Commentary
Commentary on Acts 14:3
Theological / DevotionalLong time. Probably several months. Because the new believers were so many, a long stay was necessary to confirm their faith.
Speaking boldly. Their boldness lay in a full declaration of the gospel of divine grace, which they set forth in sharp contrast with the narrow Judaism with which the Gentile proselytes to Judaism had heretofore been familiar. See ch. 9:27-29. Such boldness was closely connected with miraculous deeds, and with other signs and wonders done in the name of Jesus Christ.
Which gave testimony. Rather, “who,” that is, the Lord. By the miracles He enabled Paul and Barnabas to perform, He bore witness to the fact that they were His men, speaking His truth.
Word of his grace. That is, the message concerning the saving grace of God, the glad tidings of the gospel. Paul’s preaching always was in terms of the unmerited favor of God, unto salvation (see Eph. 2:5, 8; Rom. 5:1, 2).
Signs and wonders. These were not so much the basis of faith as an evidence of faith. The record does not specify the “signs” performed.
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