The Pulpit Commentary — Acts — Volume 1 — Section 410

Ver. 2S.-Prom,".!e for Au promi.ee, A.V.; ing Chryaostom), Alford1 and othen, make 1' brought for roiled, A.V. aud T.R. (oomp. mark the contrast between theJewsaddressed Isa. xh-iii. 15; Heb. i. 6). This verse leads by Pa nl and the J ewaa\ .Yerusalem. "Thi■ to t!Je great announoement whioh Paul hnd salvation ie sent forth to you raooording to to make of the next great step in God's Dengel,• fromJ erusa.lem,' according to others, den~inge with Israel, for_ which the pro- • from God'], for the Jernealem Jews have cedmg ones of the redemption from Egypti1m rejected Christ." And in consequence of bondage, and the kingdom of David, were their rejection, you, who had no share in preparatory, viz. the actual coming of the cruoifying the Lord of glory, a.re invited Son of David, the Messiah, to save his to ta.kc their place. But it may he taken a1 people Israel. expressing the co.use why this salvation is Ver. 24.-Hi.B ooming (-rijs ,l<To6av); his complete and capable of being offered to entrance upon his ministry, with reference them. This sa.l ,·ation is preached fo you tn ll.1c oSl>s (the way) of Isa.. xl. 8 a.nd Ma.I. because, through the instrumentality of iii. l (for the use of Ei<To6os, see l Thess. those that dwell at Jerusalem, all tha.t wns i. a; 2 Thess. ii. 1). written in the Scriptures concerning Christ Yer. 25.-Wasfu[fil.ling for.fulfilled, A.V.; ha11 been fulfilled. Christ has been crucified ffluu 11uppose ye for wlwm think y~ A.V. and raised from the dead, and BO now 1rnd T.Il.; the shou of whose fed for whose remission of sins is proclaimed to you .,hoa of his feet, A.V.; unloose for l.oos~ A. V. through him (vers. 38, 39; comp. oh. iii. St. Paul, a11 reported by Luke, follows very 13-20). Which are read every •sabbath. closely the narrative i.!I. Lnke iii. 8, etc. Note the value of the constant reading of Compare the words npo1<71pti~a.v.,.os •1,.,&wo11 Holy Scripture in the congregation. .1. : . . . fjri.,r-.,.1<TJJ.11 µ,.,..wo!as with Luke ill. S, Ver. 28.-.dsked they of for deafred they, KTJpucr<T,.,,, fjmUTµa. µ,.,.a,i,ola.s. Compare npl> A.V. 'l'hc narrative of this verse is exnoily r.po<Tonrou 'T'TjS .,<T.16ov with T,iv 061>11 K11plo11, that of Luke xxiii. 4, 5, 14-23. . 1 Luke iii. 4. Compare Ila.PT! ...f "-atii 'l<Tpa:fi"- Ver. 29.-.dU things that were for all tliaC ,.-ith the mention in Luke ill. 9, 10, of the toiu, A.V.; tomb for aepulohre, A.V. The multitudes of the people, and the enumera- reference is to his being crucified between tion of the dill'erent cla!ises of people. Com- two thieves (Luke xxiii. 32, 33), to parting pare the question, "Whom [or, 'what'Jthink his raiment among them (ibid. 34) to offering .-e that I am?" \\ith the statement in Lnke him vinegar (ibid. 36), to the commendation iii. 15, that ell men were musing in their of his spirit to his Father (ibid. 46). The hearts of John whether he were the Christ words ,ca.9<"-0v7'Es and 1!671,ca.11 ,is p.11T)µiio11 or not. Compare the construction of the are tlic same e.s Luke xxiii. 53, 55 (µ117),.a. and phraae, "Epx..,.a., µ,.,.• E,u, oi oi,,c ,lµl lt!•or 'Tb µ1111µ,iov being interchanged). vr.C:071JJ.11 .,.;;,., 1ro6iii11 >..ii<Ta., with Luke iii. 16; Ver. 31.-For many days for many day,, and in ver. 26 compare the Tfol -yl11011s A.V.; that forwhich,A.V.; whoarenowfor 'Af3pai,µ with the na..,.•pa. txoµ•v .,.11., 'A/3pa.ri.µ, who are, A.V. and T.R. St. Paul thus con- and the Te,cva. ...,; •A/3pa.ri.µ of Luke iii. 8. firms tho statement in oh. i. 3 (see note to eh. Tl,ere is n.lso a strong resemblance to John i. i. 11). From Galilee to Jerusalem. Who are 19-28. St. Paul fortifies his own witness meant? and what ascent from Ge.lilee to to Jesus as the Christ by that of John the Jerusalem is here intended ? The answer to Baptist, probably from knowing that many the first question is, the eleven apostles, of his hearers believed that John was a. whose special office it we.s to bear witness to prophet (see Luke XL 6; Matt. :ui.. 26; the resurrection of the Lord Jesus ( eh. i. 22, comp. Peter's address, eh. x. 37). note). The answer to the second is, the., Yer. 26.-BreOiren for men and brethren, the ascent from Galilee, where most of our A. Y., w ver. 15; those among 11ou that/ear Lord's appearances took place, to Jerusalem. for wlw,oeTJer among you/eareth, A. V.; to us shortly before the Ascension, is here inl,ended, for to you, A. V. and 'l'.R. : sent forth for sent, and tha.t this passage is 11. distinct ~ecog- A. Y. e.nd T.R. The same address in sul>- nition by St. Luke of the Ga.lilwan appear- st.ance a11 that in ver. 16, comprising the ances. There is, as is well known, great Jews and the devout heathen. To 118 ; see obscurity, and apparent disorepanoies in the \er. 33: but on the other hand (ver. 38), "to accounts of our Lord's appearances a.fterthe you," seems preferable. Thill salvation ; Resurrection. St. Matthew seems to plo.oe proce£:ding from the Saviour, mentioned in them exclusively in Galilee (Matt. xxviii. 7, ver. 23 (comp. eh. .L 36, " The wo:nl which 10, 16). St. Ma.rk likewise (xvi. 7); but in God sent"). the section 9-20 he mentions the appear• Ver. 27.-In for at, A.V.; fl07'for nor yet, ance to Mary Mugde.lene and to the two A..V.; aabbath for sabba.th ®!I, A. V.; /ulfdkd dh;ciples on the way to Emmaus, but gives . . . by for thetJ haTJe Jui.filled . . . in, A. V. no clue as to where the o.ppeara.nce to the !'or they, etc. It is not clear what is the eleven took pince. St. Luke seem11 to .place foroe of the -ya.p in this verse. Meyer (follow- them uclll.biv~;-~ in Judaie.1 but vpry gu,;i~ OH, Xlll, 1-62.] ·rnE AC'fS 01" 'l'HE APOSTLES. 407