Acts 11:21

Acts 11:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord’s hand was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The power of the Lord was with them, and a large number of these Gentiles believed and turned to the Lord.

Context of Acts 11:21

19Now those who were scattered after the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to no one but the Jews only. 20But some of them were men from Cyprus and Cyrene, who, when they had come to Antioch, spoke to the Hellenists, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord. 22Then news of these things came to the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent out Barnabas to go as far as Antioch. 23When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.

Acts 11:21 word by word

καὶ ἦν χεὶρ κυρίου μετ᾽ αὐτῶν, πολύς τε ἀριθμὸς ὁ πιστεύσας ἐπέστρεψεν ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the handχείρcheir · handG5495
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• a greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• numberἀριθμόςarithmos · numberG706
• believedπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• and turnedἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994
• untoἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588

Cross-references for Acts 11:21

• 2 Chronicles 30:12Also the hand of God was on Judah to give them singleness of heart to obey the command of the king and the leaders, at the word of the Lord.
• Ezra 7:9On the first day of the first month he began his journey from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
• Ezra 8:18Then, by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, namely Sherebiah, with his sons and brothers, eighteen men;
• Nehemiah 2:8and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he must give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel which pertains to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house that I will occupy.” And the king granted them to me according to the good hand of my God upon me.
• Isaiah 53:1Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
• Isaiah 59:1Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, That it cannot save; Nor His ear heavy, That it cannot hear.
• Luke 1:66And all those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, “What kind of child will this be?” And the hand of the Lord was with him.
• Acts 11:24For he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a great many people were added to the Lord.
• Acts 2:47praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.
• Acts 4:4However, many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.
• Acts 5:14And believers were increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women,
• Acts 6:7Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were obedient to the faith.
• 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:5For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance, as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.
• Acts 9:35So all who dwelt at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
• Acts 15:19Therefore I judge that we should not trouble those from among the Gentiles who are turning to God,

Commentaries on Acts 11:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21The hand of the Lord was with them - By the hand, arm, and, finger of God, in the Scripture, different displays or exertions of his power are intended. Here it means that the energy of God accompanied them, and applied their preaching to the souls of all attentive hearers. Without this accompanying influence, even an apostle could do no good; and can inferior men hope to be able to convince and convert sinners without this? Ministers of the word of God…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21And the hand of the Lord - See the notes on Luke 1:66. Compare Psalm 80:17. The meaning is, that God showed them favor, and evinced his power in the conversion of their hearers.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-24Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-24As with the household of Cornelius, many Gentiles believed in Jesus. The growth of Christian faith among Gentiles had to remain in harmony with the church at Jerusalem. So, the Jerusalem Christians sent Barnabas to Antioch to oversee the developments there. Barnabas could see that God’s blessing was on what was happening, so he supported it with joy.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. a great number believed--Thus the accession of Cornelius and his party was not the first admission of uncircumcised Gentiles into the Church. (See on Ac 10:1.) Nay, we read of no influence which the accession of Cornelius and his house had on the further progress of the Gospel among the Gentiles; whereas there here open upon us operations upon the Gentiles from quite a different quarter, and attended with ever growing success. The only great object…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 11:21

• Antioch
• Church
• Faith
• Hand
• Jerusalem
• Persecution
• Regeneration
• Revivals

In the dictionaries

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• Contend
• Rehearse
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• Arm
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• Ministry

Commentaries on Acts 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings