Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
For he was a good man—The sense of "good" here is plainly "large-hearted," "liberal-minded," rising above narrow Jewish sectarianism, and that because, as the historian adds, he was "full of the Holy Ghost and of faith."
and much people were added unto the Lord—This proceeding of Barnabas, so full of wisdom, love, and zeal, was blessed to the great increase of the Christian community in that important city.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Acts 11:24:
Song of Solomon 8:8
Acts 9:27
Acts 11:19
Acts 15:39
Galatians 2:10
Galatians 2:11
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