Acts 13:43

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

And religious

Acts 2:10

Acts 6:5

Followed

Acts 17:34

Acts 19:9

The grace

General references

Luke 12:52

Bible References

And religious

Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers from Rome, Jews and proselytes,

And the advice pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith, and of the holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch.

Followed

Some however adhered to him, and believed: among whom was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.

But as some were hardened and refractory, speaking evil of the way of life before the multitude, he departed from them, and took away the disciples with him, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

The grace

They therefore stayed a considerable time speaking freely of the Lord, who bare witness to the word of his grace, and gave signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

being justified freely by his grace, because of the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

through whom also we have admission by faith into this grace in which we stand, and boast in hope of the glory of God.

And if by grace, it is no more of works: for then grace is no longer grace. But if of works, it is no more grace: for then work is no longer work.

Christ is become nothing to you, whosoever of you are seeking to be justified by the law: ye are fallen from the grace of the gospel.

For by grace ye are saved, through faith: and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not by works, that no one may boast:

For the grace of God, that bringeth salvation, hath appeared to all men;

be not then carried about by various and strange doctrines; for it is good that the heart be established by grace, and not in meats, in which those that have been most exact, have not profited by them.

Thus I have written briefly by Silvanus, a faithful brother to you (as I judge) exhorting and testifying, that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.

General references

For from this time there shall be five in one family divided, three against two and two against three: