Acts 14:28

28 And they spent a considerable time^[a] with the disciples.

Acts 14:28 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 14:28

And there they abode long time with the disciples.
] That is, Paul and Barnabas continued a considerable time at Antioch with the believers there, before they set out on another journey; and what might detain them the longer, might be the disputes they had with some "judaizing" Christians, concerning the observation of the law; of which, and the issue of them, an account is given in the next chapter.

Acts 14:28 In-Context

26 From there they sailed back to Antioch where they had been entrusted to the grace of God for the work they had completed.

27 After they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported everything God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

28 And they spent a considerable time with the disciples.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or spent no little time