Acts 14:28

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.

And they spent a long time there with the disciples.

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BSB
And they spent a long time there with the disciples.
KJV
And there they abode long time with the disciples.
WEB
They stayed there with the disciples for a long time.
ASV
And they tarried no little time with the disciples.
DARBY
And they stayed no little time with the disciples.
BLB
And they remained no little time with the disciples.
ÅB
Og så ble de en ikke så kort tid hos disiplene.
OTB
Og de tilbrakte en betydelig tid der med disiplene.
B1930
Og så blev de en ikke så kort tid hos disiplene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 11:26

    and when he found him, he brought him back to Antioch. So for a full year they met together with the church and taught large numbers of people. The disciples were first called Christians at Antioch.

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  • Acts 15:35

    But Paul and Barnabas remained at Antioch, along with many others, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord.

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