ACTS 14:26 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled.”
From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been committed to the grace of God for the work they had now completed — the return to sending community (Antioch) marks the completion of the first missionary journey. The phrase committed to the grace of God for the work (paratithēmi tēi chariti tou Theou) recalls 13:3, establishing a theological inclusio: the journey begins and ends in grace.
Church Fathers on Acts 14:26
Commended them, it says, to the Lord. And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia (v. 24, 25): (l) and thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they fulfilled. Acts 14:26 Why do they come back to Antioch? To report what had taken place yonder. And besides, there is a great purpose of Providence concerned: for it was…
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