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Ask a Questionwhile 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).
When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, &c.--If they could have answered him, how different would have been their temper of mind!
used sorcery--magical arts. some great one...the great power of God--a sort of incarnation of divinity.
And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region--implying some stay in Antioch and missionary activity in its vicinity.
the Jews of Thessalonica...came thither also--"like hunters upon their prey, as they had done before from Iconium to Lystra" [Howson].
contrary to the--Jewish law--probably in not requiring the Gentiles to be circumcised.
if it be a question of words and names, and of your law...I will be no judge, &c.--in this only laying down the proper limits of his office.
when they desired him to tarry--The Jews seldom rose against the Gospel till the successful preaching of it stirred them up, and there was no time for that here.
he went into the synagogue and spake boldly for...three months, &c.--See on Ac 17:2, 3.
he came into Greece--or Achaia, in pursuance of the second part of his plan (Ac 19:21).
Away with him--as before of his Lord (Lu 23:18; Joh 19:15).
I persecuted, &c.--(See on Ac 9:1,2; Ac 9:5-7).
The God of our fathers hath chosen thee--studiously linking the new economy upon the old, as but the sequel of it; both having one glorious Author.
gave commandment to his accusers...to say before thee--This was not done when he wrote, but would be before the letter reached its destination.
Let them...which among you are able, go down--"your leading men."
could not bear up into--"face" the wind, we let her drift--before the gale.
this...done, others...came and were healed--"kept coming to [us] and getting healed," that is, during our stay, not all at once [Webster and Wilkinson].
that there should be great dearth throughout all the world--the whole Roman empire. which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar--Four famines occurred during his reign. This one in Judea and...
Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, &c.--In this fulsome flattery there was a semblance of truth: nothing more. Felix acted with a degree of vigor and success in suppressing lawless...
The general principle illustrated by the particular example just discussed is here stated: knowledge without practice is imputed to a man as great and presumptuous sin. James reverts to the...
she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face--Dismounting in presence of a superior is the highest token of respect that can be given; and it is still an essential act of...