The Pulpit Commentary — Acts — Volume 2 — Section 190

thou wilt 1eud." Here ft may be rendered St. Luke's (Luke xxii. 2 ; xxii I. 32; eh. ii. lndlfl'eren Uy either "choose " or " appoint." 23; v. 33, 36; vii. 28; ix. 23, 24, 29; The Righteo111 One. The designation of x. 39: xii. 2: xiii. 28; xvi. 27; xxii. 20; MeBBi11h in euoh passages as. Isa. liii. 11 : xxiii. 15, 21, 27; xxv. 3; xxvi. 10); but Pa. lllii. 2, eto, (eee in the New Testament elsewhere in the New Testament only Luke xxiii. 47: 1 John ii. 1: Rev. xix. 11, Matt. ii. 16 e.nd 2 These. ii. 8, R.T. It i~ eto.). A voioe from his mouth is a very frequent in the LXX. and also in medical awkward rtbough literal rendering. The writers in the sense of " takin"' 0 e.we.y" or A.V. expresses the sense much better. "removing." Ver. 15.-A witness for him for his witne88, Ver. 21.-Bend thee forth for lend thee, A. V. A witness. An essential attribute of A.V. The nature.I understanding of the an apostle (see oh. i. 8, 22, notes). Seen preceding dialogue is that Saul, when bid and heard (oomp. 1 John i. 1-3). depart quickly out of Jerusalem beea.usethe Ver. 16.-Hi, Name for the Name of the Jews would not receive his testimony, was Lord, A.V. and T.B. Wash away thy sins; unwilling to obey, e.nd plee.ded tbat surely a.,r&A.oucr,u, only here and in 1 Oor. vi. 11, the Jews must listen to him e.nd be con- where iii is found in exactly the same vinced, since they were well awal'e bow hot sense of "washing away sins" (see vers. 9, e.nd zealous a partisan of the Jews he had 10) in holy baptism. Hence the AouTpov been, and must see the.t nothing bnt e. great ,raA,ryevecr!,u, "the we.ahing of regenera- miracle could have converted him. It was tion " (Titus iii. 5 : comp. Eph. v. 26 ; and the argument of a young and impetuous see eh. ii. 38, note). Calling on his Name me.n, with little experience of the head- ( /,r11taAecr&µ.evos): see eh. ii. 21 : vii. 59, strong obstinacy of bigoted men. The note: ix. 14, 21: Rom. x. 12, 13, 14: Lord cut him short with II peremptory 1 Cor. i. 2; 2 Tim. ii. 22; 1 Pet. i. 17,- "Depart I" but with the gracious addition, all texts distinctly justifying prayer to the "I will send thee unto the Gentiles "-a Lord Jesus. commission which is more fully given in Ver. 17.-Had ,-etumed for was CO'l7l6 oh. xxvi. 17, 18, and which was carried out again, A.V.; and for even, A. V.: fell into in his whole life. forwasin,A.V. Intoatranoe (ive1tcr.,.&crei); Ver. 22.-They for then, A.V,; ,mice for see eh. x. 10, note. voices, A. V. Unto this word. They could Ver. 18.-Because for for, A.V.: of thee not bear the idee. of the Gentiles being testimony for thy testimony, A.V. and T.R. admitted into the kingdom of God. It WD.11 Get thee quiokly, etc. The narrative in e. blow to their pride of exclusiveness. The oh. ix. 28-30 does not mention the vision, levelling-up of the Gentiles seemed to be as but gives the murderous opposition of the mtolere.ble as the levelling-down of them- Hellenist Jews as the reason of Saul's selves, as spoken of e.g. Isa. i. 10 ; Ezek. departure from Jerusalem to Tarsus. xvi. 45, eto. Possibly, if it had not been for the Divine Ver. 23.-Threw off thei,-garmenta for cast warning, the apostle would have braved the off their clothes, A.V.: cast for threw, A.V. danger and lost his life. Threw off their ge.rments. Either "wild Ver. 19.-They themselves for they, A.V. signs of fu..ry, gestures by which they gave In every synagogue. It appears from to underste.nd that they would gladly ac- Me.tt. L 18 the.t offenders were bee.ten in complish the ory, • Away with him from the synagogue, and doubtless by comme.nd the ee.rth I'" (Lange), tokens of e.pple.nse of the syne.gogue authorities. A delation e.nd consent at the sentiment of the cry (se& to any synagogue the.t any member of it the passages quoted by Kumoel, Tlw ,,,.e:;;.,... we.a II blasphemer (i.e. a Christian) would a.va<TElwv , . , l1tp&n1 Tbv Ilpoa1pe0'1011', "Th& lead to suoh a punishment. But probably prooonsul e.pplaucled Proaixesius the rhe- the mee.ning here re.ther is the.t he went or toricie.n by she.king bis purple robe," sent to every syne.gogue to find out who Eunapi us, 'Life of the Emperor Julian;' there was among them that believed in "The whole thee.tre re.ved together, and Jesus, e.nd then be.d them punished at lee.pad, and shouted, and threw off their Jeruse.lem (oh. ix. 2). ge.rments (TGS ,cre:;;.,.as l.1rep{>l=ouv)," Lucie.n. Ver. 20,-Stephen .thy witness for thy • De Se.It,'); or (so Meyer) signifying that maTtyT Stephen, A.V.: consenting for con- they were ready to stone the oulprit (see aenting unto his death, A.V. e.nd T.R.: keep- ver. 20). ing the garment, for kept the f'aiment, A.V. Ver. 2!.-Bidding for and bade, A.V.; Consenting; cruvEu801tolv ( above, oh. viii. 1 : for what oawe for wheTejore, A.V.: &o Luke xi. 48: Rom. i. 82 : 1 Cor. vii. 12, sliouted for cried so, A.V. The ohief oe.pte.m IS). It is also found in 1 Maoo. i. 60 : (see oh. xxi. SI, note). The oe.stle (see oh. 2 Maoo. id. 34, 85. Of them that Blew him xxl. 84, note). Examined; ..,,,.,.&.(«r9a,, (Tolv avaapouvn,v a~T&v). 'Ava,plo, 1 in the only here e.nd in ver. 29. In Judg. vi. 29 11e1111e of " to kill," i11 a favourite word of (Codox Alexandrinus) and in the Hist. nf 196 THE AOTS OF THE APOSTLES, [oa. xm. 1-80,