Acts 11:23
Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
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'When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose of heart' — Barnabas's response to the Antioch community (the first church of significant Gentile composition) models the gracious recognition of divine work outside established institutional structures. The phrase 'saw the grace of God' (idōn tēn charin tou theou) suggests that divine grace has perceptible, observable manifestations in community life — a practical pneumatology. The exhortation to 'remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose of heart' (prosmenein tō kyriō en tē prothesei tēs kardias) uses the vocabulary of deliberate, willed intention, framing perseverance as an active commitment rather than passive retention. The verse belongs to the founding narrative of Antioch, which would become the base of Paul's missionary journeys and the first community where followers of Jesus were called 'Christians' (verse 26).
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who, when he was come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad; and he exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord:
who, having come, and having seen the grace of God, was glad, and was exhorting all with purpose of heart to cleave to the Lord,
Who, when he came and saw the grace of God, was glad; and he made clear to them the need of keeping near the Lord with all the strength of their hearts:
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