Acts 14:1 Meaning and Explanation
“And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.”
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Read Full Chapter →At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas preach in the synagogue with such power that a great multitude of both Jews and Greeks believe.
What Does Acts 14:1 Mean?
Driven from Antioch of Pisidia (Acts 13:50-51), Paul and Barnabas press on to Iconium and begin as they always do, in the synagogue, where Jews and Greek worshipers of Israel's God gathered to hear the Scriptures. Luke notes that they 'so spake' that a multitude believed — something in the manner and matter of their preaching carried unusual force.
The same message wins both Jew and Greek, and that is the quiet miracle of the verse. The gospel does not need one approach for the religious and another for the outsider; Christ preached plainly draws both. Where the word is spoken faithfully, God gathers a single believing people out of very different lives — and he is gathering still.
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What does Acts 14:1 mean?
At Iconium, Paul and Barnabas preach in the synagogue with such power that a great multitude of both Jews and Greeks believe.