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Acts 14:26
From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative tracks the missionaries as they depart Attalia for Antioch immediately after finishing their regional work. This moment marks the conclusion of their journey and the transition back to the church that originally commissioned them.
The words — παραδεδομένοι (paradedomenoi) translates literally as "having been committed" or "delivered over." It denotes the act of being entrusted to God’s grace at Antioch, the location where the commissioning originally occurred.
The thread — The phrase "commended to the grace of God" parallels Acts 15:40, where Paul and Silas are similarly entrusted to the Lord’s grace. The Antioch setting connects to Acts 11:19 and 11:26, which record the city's early establishment by persecuted believers and its later role as a base for extended teaching.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to recognize that mission labor is initiated and sustained by divine grace rather than human strategy. It demands that workers return to their sending community to report outcomes and submit to ecclesiastical accountability.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.
Cross-references
- Acts 15:40 but Paul chose Silas and left, commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord.
- Acts 11:19 Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
- Acts 11:26 and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.
- Acts 13:1 Now in the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch), and Saul.
- Romans 15:19 by the power of signs and wonders, and by the power of the Spirit of God. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12 For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
- Colossians 1:25 I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
- Colossians 1:28 We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
- Colossians 4:17 Tell Archippus: “See to it that you complete the ministry you have received in the Lord.”
- Acts 15:30 So the men were sent off and went down to Antioch, where they assembled the congregation and delivered the letter.