Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
and departed, being recommended . . . to the grace of God—(No doubt by some solemn service; see Acts 13:3), as in Acts 14:26. It does not follow from the historian's silence that Barnabas was not so recommended, too; for this is the last mention of Barnabas in the history, whose sole object now is to relate the proceedings of Paul. Nor does it seem quite fair (with DE WETTE, MEYER, HOWSON, ALFORD, HACKET, WEBSTER and WILKINSON, etc.) to conclude from this that the Church at Antioch took that marked way of showing their sympathy with Paul in opposition to Barnabas.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Acts 15:40:
Acts 15:22-23
Acts 15:34-35
Philippians 4:3
2 Timothy 4:11
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