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weary themselves--are at laborious pains to act perversely [Maurer]. Sin is a hard bondage (Hab 2:13).
assembled--as in Da 6:6, "assembled" or "ran hastily," so as to come upon Daniel suddenly and detect him in the act.
I will show wonders, &c.--referring to the signs which were to precede the destruction of Jerusalem (see on Lu 21:25-28).
Then, filled with the Holy Ghost, said--(See Mr 13:11; Lu 21:15).
without violence, for they feared, &c.--hardened ecclesiastics, all unawed by the miraculous tokens of God's presence with the apostles, and the fear of the mob only before their eyes!
a trance--differing from the "vision" of Cornelius, in so far as the things seen had not the same objective reality, though both were supernatural.
which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we--and are thus, in all that is essential to salvation, on a level with ourselves.
Beware, therefore, &c.--By this awful warning of the Old Testament the apostle would fain "shut them up unto the faith."
they feared when they heard they were Romans--their authority being thus imperilled; for they were liable to an action for what they had done.
God wrought special--no ordinary miracles by the hands of Paul--implying that he had not been accustomed to work such.
if ye inquire--"have any question." concerning other matters--of a public nature.
These going before--perhaps to announce and prepare for the apostle's coming. tarried for us at Troas.
This section of the apostle's life, though peculiarly rich in material, is related with great brevity in the History. Its details must be culled from his own Epistles.
the brethren received us gladly--the disciples generally, as distinguished from the official reception recorded in Ac 21:18.
took him by the hand--This shows that he must have been quite in his boyhood, and throws a pleasing light on the kind-hearted impartiality of this officer.
when the south wind blew softly, supposing they had attained their purpose--With such a wind they had every prospect of reaching their destination in a few hours.
they took him down...and laid him in a sepulchre--Though the burial of Christ was an act of honor and love to Him by the disciples to whom the body was committed, yet since His enemies looked after...
Peter, &c.--This is the last mention of him in the Acts, and one worthy of his standing, as formally pronouncing, from the divine decision of the matter already in his own case, in favor of the...
receive power--See Lu 24:49. and ye shall be witnesses unto me...in Jerusalem...in all Judea ... and unto the uttermost part of the earth--This order of apostolic preaching and success supplies the...
while Peter doubted...what this should mean, behold, the three men...stood before the gate...and asked--"were inquiring," that is, in the act of doing so. The preparations here made--of Peter for...
let the beauty--or sum of His gracious acts, in their harmony, be illustrated in us, and favor our enterprise.
mighty acts--(Ps 145:4). excellent greatness--or, abundance of greatness.
awake--that is, from drunkenness (Ge 9:24). This is the language rather of acts than of the tongue.
It is not for you to know the times, &c.--implying not only that this was not the time, but that the question was irrelevant to their present business and future work.
fear came upon every soul--A deep awe rested upon the whole community.
he shall send Jesus Christ--The true reading is, "He shall send your predestinated (or foreordained) Messiah, Jesus."
finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people--not at a loss for a pretext, but at a loss how to do it so as not to rouse the opposition of the people.
Judas of Galilee--(See on Lu 2:2, and Lu 13:1-3) [Josephus, Antiquities, 13.1.1].
four hundred years--using round numbers, as in Ge 15:13, 16 (see on Ga 3:17).