Acts 11:24 Parallel Translations

Barnabas was a dependable man, and he was full of the Holy Spirit and faith. A large crowd believed in the Lord.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

ASV:

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

BBE:

For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord.

DBY:

for he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and a large crowd of people were added to the Lord.

ERV:

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

WEY:

For he was a good man, and was full of the Holy Spirit and of faith; and the number of believers in the Lord greatly increased.

WBS:

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith: and many people were added to the Lord.

WEB:

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

YLT:

because he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith, and a great multitude was added to the Lord.

Acts 11:24 Cross References

XREF:

Acts 2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit was giving them utterance.

Acts 2:47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Acts 5:14 And all the more believers in the Lord, multitudes of men and women, were constantly added to their number,

Acts 11:21 And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

11:22-24 Sent forth Barnabas. Barnabas was himself a Grecian Jew, also the friend of Saul, another Grecian Jew (Ac 4:36 9:27). He was chosen as a suitable man to go to Antioch and see whether there had been a real work of the Lord. When he had seen that it was the grace of the Lord (Ac 11:23), he rejoiced and gave it Godspeed, and the work grew more and more in this great metropolis.
Antioch. Note that this is the first church named outside the bounds of Palestine. It was to become the great missionary center for the conversion of the Gentile world (Ac 13:1-3).

MHC:

11:19-24 The first preachers of the gospel at Antioch, were dispersed from Jerusalem by persecution; thus what was meant to hurt the church, was made to work for its good. The wrath of man is made to praise God. What should the ministers of Christ preach, but Christ? Christ, and him crucified? Christ, and him glorified? And their preaching was accompanied with the Divine power. The hand of the Lord was with them, to bring that home to the hearts and consciences of men, which they could but speak to the outward ear. They believed; they were convinced of the truth of the gospel. They turned from a careless, carnal way of living, to live a holy, heavenly, spiritual life. They turned from worshipping God in show and ceremony, to worship him in the Spirit and in truth. They turned to the Lord Jesus, and he became all in all with them. This was the work of conversion wrought upon them, and it must be wrought upon every one of us. It was the fruit of their faith; all who sincerely believe, will turn to the Lord, When the Lord Jesus is preached in simplicity, and according to the Scriptures, he will give success; and when sinners are thus brought to the Lord, really good men, who are full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, will admire and rejoice in the grace of God bestowed on them. Barnabas was full of faith; full of the grace of faith, and full of the fruits of the faith that works by love.

CONC:

Added Believers Company Considerable Crowd Faith Full Ghost Greatly Holy Increased Joined Large Multitude Numbers Spirit

Added Believers Company Considerable Faith Full Ghost Good Great Greatly Holy Increased Joined Large Multitude Numbers Spirit

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