Apostelgeschichte 14:3

3 Sie verweilten nun lange Zeit und sprachen freimütig in dem Herrn, der dem Worte seiner Gnade Zeugnis gab, indem er Zeichen und Wunder geschehen ließ durch ihre Hände.

Apostelgeschichte 14:3 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 14:3

Long time therefore abode they
At Iconium, undaunted and not discouraged, at the treatment they met with: but continued,

speaking boldly in the Lord;
using great freedom of speech, and showing great courage and intrepidity of mind; speaking out, without fear, the doctrines of the Gospel, in the name of the Lord, and depending upon strength, assistance, and support, from him:

which gave testimony unto the word of his grace;
the Gospel, so called, because it is a publication of the grace and favour of God to the sons of men; in the choice of some of them to everlasting life, in the mission of his Son to redeem them, in the justification of them by his righteousness, and in the forgiveness of them through his blood, in the regeneration of them by his Spirit, in adopting them into his family, and making them heirs of eternal life; and because it is a means of implanting his grace in their souls; to this he bore witness, by giving it success, notwithstanding the opposition made against it, and by miracles wrought in confirmation of it, as follows:

and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands;
such as healing the sick, curing the lame, casting out devils; and the like, whereby a testimony was given to the truth of the doctrine they preached: and it may be observed, that these miraculous works were not wrought by the power of the apostles, but by the power of God; they were only instruments by whom they were done; it was owing to a grant from the Lord, and to his power, that they were performed.

Apostelgeschichte 14:3 In-Context

1 Es geschah aber zu Ikonium, daß sie zusammen in die Synagoge der Juden gingen und also redeten, daß eine große Menge, sowohl von Juden als auch von Griechen, glaubte.

2 Die ungläubigen Juden aber reizten und erbitterten die Seelen derer aus den Nationen wider die Brüder.

3 Sie verweilten nun lange Zeit und sprachen freimütig in dem Herrn, der dem Worte seiner Gnade Zeugnis gab, indem er Zeichen und Wunder geschehen ließ durch ihre Hände.

4 Die Menge der Stadt aber war entzweit, und die einen waren mit den Juden, die anderen mit den Aposteln.

5 Als aber ein ungestümer Angriff geschah, sowohl von denen aus den Nationen als auch von den Juden samt ihren Obersten, um sie zu mißhandeln und zu steinigen,