Acts 14:28

28 And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

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 Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.

27 When they arrived, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them, and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles.

28 And they spent a long time there with the disciples.