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Acts 14

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Acts 14:26
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And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.

Note 2 at Acts 14:26: This trip had covered over 1200 miles (500 by sea and 700 by land) and took from one to three years to complete. On this trip, there is only the account of one man's conversion, Sergius Paulus, a Roman governor (Acts 13:12), although it is clear that many came to a faith in the Lord Jesus (Acts 13:43, 48-49; 14:4, 21-23).

There are four instances listed where Paul and Barnabas preached in the Jewish synagogues (Acts 13:5, 14, 44; 14:1-see note 2 at Acts 13:14, p. 649).

There is one account of a miraculous healing (Acts 14:8-10) with mention of other signs and wonders being done (Acts 14:3). There was one miraculous instance of God's judgment which resulted in the conversion of Sergius Paulus (Acts 13:10-12).

Paul and Barnabas experienced persecution at Antioch in Pisida (Acts 13:45, 50), Iconium (Acts 14:1), and in the towns of Lystra and Derbe (Acts 14:19- 20). They established churches in the places where they had ministered including the ordaining of elders (Acts 14:23). Paul later rebuked the churches of Galatia (Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe) for falling from grace back under the law (Galatians 3:1-3; 5:1-5).

Certainly the most important thing that happened on this trip from the viewpoint of history is that this is the first time that the Gentiles as a group had the gospel preached to them (see note 3 at v. 27).