And after they had passed throughout Pisidia The country where Antioch, the last place mentioned, was; see ( Acts 13:14 ) they came to Pamphylia; (See Gill on Acts 13:13) (See Gill on Acts 2:10)
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putting muscle and sinew in the lives of the disciples, urging them to stick with what they had begun to believe and not quit, making it clear to them that it wouldn't be easy: "Anyone signing up for the kingdom of God has to go through plenty of hard times."
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Paul and Barnabas handpicked leaders in each church. After praying - their prayers intensified by fasting - they presented these new leaders to the Master to whom they had entrusted their lives.
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Working their way back through Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia
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and preached in Perga. Finally, they made it to Attalia
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and caught a ship back to Antioch, where it had all started - launched by God's grace and now safely home by God's grace. A good piece of work.
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