The Pulpit Commentary — Acts — Volume 1 — Section 439

CHAPTER XIV. trXltrµa., a 110hism (eee John vii. 43: b:, 16: L 19 ; l Cor. i. 10). Ver. 1.-E'ntered for went both, A.V.: Jl!Jtlll Ver. 5.-Made an omet for an assault for O,~ Je1DB, A.V.; and for and al.so, A. V.; made, A.V.: of the Jews for also of the Jews, Greelu for tl,e Greel~, A.V. Observe bow in A. V.; t,o entreat them ahamefully for t,o uae every case Greeks are found attending the them despitefully, A.V., e.s l Thess. ii. 2. synagogue. So spake, eto. This illustrates As regards opµfi, neither the A. V. assault nor the ~t.ntcment in Rom. x. 17, that "faith the R. V. omet expresses it exactly. 'Opµf, cometh by l,ea.ring,and hearing by the Word means the strong bent of the mind, as in of God." J as. iii. 4, where it expresses the strong Ver. 2. -TIUJ Jews that tDere disobedifflt for will of the steersman direoting the ship the unbelievi11g Jews, A.V. and T.R.; stirred against the force of the winds. Here it up the souls of the Gentila, and ma.de them, means that both Jews with their rulers, and etc., for ,tirred up the Gentiles, and ma.de Gentiles, under the influence of violent their minds, etc., A.V. The Jews that were passion,had determined a.nu a.greed toe.sse.ult disobedient. The R.T. (a.1m6f/traYT,s) may Paul and Barne.bas. To entreat them shame- equally and even better be rendered, tJ&8 fully. ~T/3p,s and i,f3pl(ro denote "violence," JetDs that tDere unbeliemng (comp. John as Matt. nii. 6; Luke xviii. 32'; 2 Cor. xii. iii. 36, where 1r,trn6aw and 47ru6wP Bl'e 10. It is sometimes used of corpora.I punish- opposed to ea.oh other, and Rom. xi. 30-32, ment, even legally inflicted, 88 Prov. xix. 18 where the idea of belief is far more appro- (LXX.). priate than tha.t of obedience). Stirred up Ven1. 6, 7.-Beca- atDare fur tDere 1Dt1re, the souls, etc. St. Paul speaks with much A. V. (truv,6dnES), see eh. xii. 12; the citi"s warmth of the constant opposition of the of Lycaonia, Lystra., and Derbe, for Lystra Jews," forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles and Derbe, cities of Lycao11ia, A.V.; the that they might be saved" (1 Thess. ii H region for unto t:l&8 region, A. V.: round -IG). about for that lieth roond aboot, A.V. They Ver. 3.-They tarried there for abode they, pree.ched j tDere preaching-not once or twice, A.V.~ bare witness for gaf/8 testimony, but continuously. Lystra. nnu Derbe were A.V.; granting for and granted, A. V. For cities of southern Lyoaonia., obscure e.nd the phrase long time (iKo.vov xp&vov), comp. remote from civilization, situated north or eh. xivii. 9, "mnch time," and "me.ny Mount Taurus, in a cold a.rid country some- days " ( 711'• po..t l,ccwaf), eh. iL 23. So also where between Ak Ghieul on the north, and Luke viii. 27, "long time," or" for a long the volcanic region of Karadagh on the time " {EK 'XP"""'" ,Kcwcov). Spee.king boldly south. They seem to have been included (1rapf,71tr,a.(6µ,vo,) in the Lord (1..-l 'Tep Kupl'f'); at this time in the dominions of Antioobus, i.e. having the Lord for their support. It king of Commagene (Lewin). Lystra. is WIIB the special prayer of the Church that thought to be now represented by Bin-bir God would" grant to his servants that they Kiliseete (the thouse.nd and 011e ohnrehee) might speak the Word with e.ll boldness (Lewin e.nd Renan), though this is doubtful: (JJ.na.-ra.p{,71truzs..-d.t,71s)," and in answer to that and Derbe distant a.bout twenty miles from prayer they were enabled to speak "the Lyetra, and the oapital of that part of Lyca- Word of God with bold11ess" (eh. iv. 29, onia called Ieaurica, is thought to be 81 ; oomp. eh. iL 29 ; xviii 26; :xiL 8 : 1 the modem DioU (Hamilton, Renan, eto.); Theas. ii 2, etc.). It WIIB no small evidence others, however, place it nearer the White of the power of the Holy Ghost that the Lake, .A.k Ghieul, where the ruins of an apostll!I! were able to speak with such unC?Om• ancie11t town e.re found. promising fidelity in the face of such bitter Ver. 8.-At Lyetra ther11aat, eto., for there opposition. Signs and wondera, etc. See ,at . . . at Lystra, A.V.: a oripp'-afor being Hark xvi. 17-20; comp. too eh. Iv. 80, a cripple, A. V. and T.R. which also indicates that we onght, perhaps, Ver. 9.-Bpea11ing for ,peak, A.V.: /a.,~n,. to underste.11d here ,-,; Kup", of God the ffllJ hi, eyes upoo for etedfastly be1wlding, A. V. Father rather than of " hill holy Bene.nt (100 above, eh. 1. 10; iii. 4, ete.): ueing for Jeaua.• perceifling, A. V.; made tDhole for /1ealed, A. V. Viz. t.-Wu divided (la-icla-81J); lien~ :l[ear4, T4e force of tbe imper.feg& 4u11• olt. XIV. 1-28,] TlIE AO'l'S OF THE APOSTLES.