Acts 14:26

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

and thence they sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been committed to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Κἀκεῖθεν ἀπέπλευσαν εἰς Ἀντιόχειαν, ὅθεν ἦσαν παραδεδομένοι τῇ χάριτι τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς τὸ ἔργον ὃ ἐπλήρωσαν.

Transliteration

And from there they apepleusan into Antiocheian, from where they were paradedomenoi to the chariti of the Theou for the ergon which they eplērōsan.

Grammar Details

• *Kakeithen*: crasis of *kai ekeithen* - and from there
• *apepleusan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - sailed away
• *Antiocheian*: accusative feminine singular - Antioch
• *hothen*: adverb - from where
• *ēsan*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural - were
• *paradedomenoi*: perfect passive participle, nominative masculine plural - having been committed
• *chariti*: dative feminine singular - grace
• *Theou*: genitive masculine singular - of God
• *ergon*: accusative neuter singular - work
• *eplērōsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - fulfilled/completed

Word Meanings

• *apepleusan*: sailed away/sailed off
• *hothen ēsan paradedomenoi*: from where they had been committed/from where they had been commended
• *tē chariti tou Theou*: to the grace of God/to God's grace
• *eplērōsan*: fulfilled/completed/accomplished

Referenced Verses

• Acts 15:40 : 40 but Paul choose Silas, and went forth, being commended by the brethren to the grace of the Lord.
• Acts 11:19 : 19 They therefore {G3303} that were scattered abroad upon the tribulation that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none save only to Jews.
• Acts 11:26 : 26 and when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the church, and taught much people, and that the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
• Acts 13:1-3 : 1 Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was [there], {G5100} prophets and teachers, {G5037} Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. 3 Then, when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
• Acts 14:23 : 23 And when they had appointed for them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had believed.
• Acts 15:22 : 22 Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men out of their company, and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; [namely], Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren:
• Acts 15:30 : 30 So they, when they were dismissed, came down to Antioch; and having gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle.
• Acts 20:32 : 32 And now I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build [you] up, and to give [you] the inheritance among all them that are sanctified.
• Rom 15:19 : 19 in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and round about even unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ;
• 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our glorifying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
• Gal 2:11 : 11 But when Cephas came to Antioch, I resisted him to the face, because he stood condemned.
• Col 1:25 : 25 whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, to fulfil the word of God,
• Col 1:28 : 28 whom we proclaim, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ;
• Col 4:17 : 17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
• 2 Tim 4:2 : 2 preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
• 2 Tim 4:5-8 : 5 But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry. 6 For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith: 8 henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.
• 3 John 1:6-8 : 6 who bare witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well to set forward on their journey worthily of God: 7 because that for the sake of the Name they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. 8 We therefore ought to welcome such, that we may be fellow-workers for the truth.