Then the disciples, every man according to his ability , determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:
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Barnes' Notes
Then the disciples - The Christians at Antioch. According to his ability - According as they had prospered. It does not imply that they were rich, but that they rendered such aid as they could afford.…
Adam Clarke
Then the disciples - determined to send relief - These were probably Gentile converts; and as they considered themselves receiving the spiritual blessings, which they now so happily enjoyed, through…
When our Lord Jesus ascended on high he gave gifts unto men, not only apostles and evangelists, but prophets, who were enabled by the Spirit to foresee and foretel things to come, which not only…
Cambridge Bible
Then the disciples i.e. of the Church of Antioch.
relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea No doubt the Christian Church in Judæa would be much impoverished. At first the poorer converts had been…
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