Acts 14:27

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Summary

And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

And had

1 Corinthians 14:23

They rehearsed

1 Corinthians 15:10

Opened

General references

Acts 11:4

Bible References

And had

On arriving at Jerusalem they were received by the church, the apostles and the presbyters, and they reported how God had been with them and what he had done.

They glorified God when they heard it. Then they said to him, "Brother, you see how many thousands of believers there are among the Jews, all of them ardent upholders of the Law.

by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ; I have met with you in spirit, and by the power of our Lord Jesus

First of all, in your church-meetings I am told that cliques prevail. And I partly believe it.

Hence if at a gathering of the whole church everybody speaks with 'tongues,' and if outsiders or un believers come in, will they not say you are insane?

They rehearsed

On arriving at Jerusalem they were received by the church, the apostles and the presbyters, and they reported how God had been with them and what he had done.

and after saluting them Paul described in detail what God had done by means of his ministry among the Gentiles.

I will not make free to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished by me in the way of securing the obedience of the Gentiles, by my words and by my deeds,

Who is Apollos? Who is Paul? They are simply used by God to give you faith, each as the Lord assigns his task.

But by God's grace I am what I am. The grace he showed me did not go for nothing; no, I have done far more work than all of them ??though it was not I but God's grace at my side.

Opened

On hearing this they desisted and glorified God, saying, "So God has actually allowed the Gentiles to repent and live!"

So they asked him, "How were your eyes opened?"

for I have wide opportunities here for active service ??and there are many to thwart me.

Well, when I reached Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, though I had a wide opportunity in the Lord,

and pray for me as well, that God may give me an opening for the word, to speak of the open secret of Christ for which I am in custody.

Then to the angel of the church at Philadelphia write thus: ??These are the words of the true Holy One, who holds the key of David, who opens and none shall shut, who shuts and none shall open.

General references

Then Peter proceeded to put the facts before them.