Acts 14:28

28 They stayed with the disciples a long time.

Acts 14:28 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 14:28

And there they abode long time with the disciples.
] That is, Paul and Barnabas continued a considerable time at Antioch with the believers there, before they set out on another journey; and what might detain them the longer, might be the disputes they had with some "judaizing" Christians, concerning the observation of the law; of which, and the issue of them, an account is given in the next chapter.

Acts 14:28 In-Context

26 From there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been entrusted by God's grace to the work they had now completed.

27 On their arrival, they gathered the church together and reported everything that God had accomplished through their activity, and how God had opened a door of faith for the Gentiles.

28 They stayed with the disciples a long time.