And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.
Luke calls them commended to God's grace rather than sent by men because he wants to make plain: their whole journey and its success came from God alone, not from their own strength. Their preaching was God's work, not man's, and grace here means both the power of the Spirit and all the gifts God freely gives His servants.
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The Jews from Antioch pursued Paul everywhere, restless to strangle the Gospel wherever it gained ground. They turned the fickle mob against him with accusations of sedition, and the people stoned him and dragged him out as dead; yet God raised him up again. See how easily carnal hearts swing from one extreme of evil to another, for want of sober consideration.
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Commenting on Acts 14:19-28
They gathered the church to rehearse what God had done through them as instruments: the strength given them to preach, the souls converted, the miracles worked, the sufferings endured and deliverances granted. God had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles by opening the mouths of His ministers and the hearts of the people to receive it.
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