Acts Chapter 11 verse 24 Holy Bible
for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.
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For he was a good man and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith: and a great number were joined to the Lord.
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for he was a good man and full of [the] Holy Spirit and of faith; and a large crowd [of people] were added to the Lord.
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For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.
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For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.
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because he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit, and of faith, and a great multitude was added to the Lord.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 24. - A good man. The predominant idea in ἀγαθός is simply "goodness," moral excellence. So in Matthew 19:16, "Good Master." To which our Lord answers, "There is none good but One." In Luke 23:50 Joseph of Arimathaea is ἀνὴρ ἀγαθὸς καὶ δίκαιος, "a good man and a righteous." In Matthew 5:45 πονηροὶ καὶ ἀγαθοί, "the evil and the good," are contrasted. In classical Greek the common phrase, καλὸς κἀγαθός, describes an honorable and good man. It is pleasing to read this testimony from Luke, Paul's companion and friend, Full of the Holy Ghost and of faith. So Stephen is described (Acts 6:5) as "full of faith and of the Holy Spirit." The Holy Spirit is spoken of in both places as a Spirit of power and demonstration in preaching the Word. No reason is apparent why the R.T., having altered Ghost to Spirit in Acts 6:5, retains Ghost here. Much people, etc.; the direct consequence of the energy of the Holy Ghost in Barnabas's ministry.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(24) For he was a good man.--Words of praise of this kind are comparatively rare in this history, and we may, perhaps, think of them here as expressing St. Luke's personal estimate of the character of the preacher, which he was all the more anxious to place on record because he had to narrate before long the sad contention which separated him from his friend and fellow-worker (Acts 15:39). The word "good" is probably to be taken as presenting the more winning and persuasive form of holiness, as contrasted with the severer forms of simple justice. (Comp. Romans 5:7.)Full of the Holy Ghost.--This was implied in his very name as "the Son of Prophecy" (see Note on Acts 4:31); but it is interesting to note that the words are identical with those in which the historian had previously described Stephen (Acts 6:5). Barnabas appeared to him to reproduce the mind and character of the martyr.Much people.--Literally, a great multitude, implying a large increase upon the work related in Acts 11:21. . . .
