MEN, &C. See note on Acts 1:11 with Acts 7:2. DEFENCE. Greek. _apologia._ Occurs eight times, here; Act 25:16. 1 Corinthians 9:3; 2 Corinthians 7:11.Philippians 1:1; Philippians 1:7; Philippians 1:17. 2Ti 4:16. 1 Peter 3:15. See the verb,... [ Continue Reading ]
SPAKE... TO. addressed. Greek. _prosphoneo,_ as in Acts 21:40. HEBREW. Greek. _Hebrais,_ as in Acts 21:40. TONGUE. Greek. _dialektos,_ as in Acts 1:19. KEPT, &C. = shewed silence the more.... [ Continue Reading ]
VERILY. Texts omit. MAN. Greek. _aner_. App-123. IN CILICIA. of Cilicia. BROUGHT UP. Greek. _anatrepho._ Only here and Acts 7:20; Acts 7:21. GAMALIEL. See note on Acts 5:34. Only mentioned in these two places. TAUGHT. Greek. _paideuo,_ to train. child (_pais_), instruct, chastise. See Acts 7:22... [ Continue Reading ]
THIS. Emph. WAY. See Acts 9:2. UNTO. as far as. THE. Omit. BINDING. Greek. _desmeuo_. Only here and Matthew 23:4. DELIVERING. Same as "commit" in Acts 8:3. WOMEN. Compare Acts 8:3; Acts 9:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALSO, &C. = the high priest also. BEAR... WITNESS. Greek. _martureo_. See p. 1511. Same as Acts 15:8. ALL THE ESTATE, &C. = the whole presbytery. Greek. _presbuterion_. Only here, Luke 22:66; 1 Timothy 4:14. BRETHREN. This means the Jewish rulers in Damascus. WENT. was going. TO. unto. Greek. _... [ Continue Reading ]
WAS COME NIGH. drew near. UNTO. to. NOON. Greek. _mesembria_. Only here and Acts 8:26 (south). SUDDENLY. Greek. _exaiphnes_. See note on Acts 9:3. SHONE... ROUND. Greek. _periastrapto_. See note on Acts 9:3. FROM. out of. Greek. _ek_. App-104. HEAVEN. the heaven. See note on Matthew 6:9; Matth... [ Continue Reading ]
GROUND. Greek. _edaphos_. Only here. HEARD. See note on Acts 9:4. SAUL, SAUL. See note on Acts 9:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
ANSWERED. Greek. _apokrinomai_. App-122. LORD. App-98. JESUS. App-98. OF NAZARETH. the Nazarene. See Acts 2:22. The Lord Himself uses the despised name.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH. Greek. _sun_. App-104. SAW. beheld. Greek. _theaomai_. App-133. It was no mere lightning flash. Compare "glory", Acts 22:11. AND WERE AFRAID. Omit. HEARD. See note on Acts 9:7. SPAKE. Greek. _laleo._ App-121.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHAT SHALL. DO. This question is only in this account. ARISE. Greek. _anistemi._ App-178. TOLD. Greek. _laleo_, as in Acts 22:9. OF. concerning. Greek. _peri_. App-104. APPOINTED. Greek. _tasso_. See note on Acts 13:48.... [ Continue Reading ]
SEE. Greek. _emblepo._ App-133.:7. FOR. from. Greek. _apo._ App-104. GLORY. Greek. _doxa._ See note on John 1:14. Compare Acts 7:55. THAT. Emph. LED BY THE HAND. See note on Acts 9:8. OF. by. Greek. _hup_ o. App-104. WERE WITH. Greek. _suneimi._ Only here and Luke 9:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
ONE. a certain. Greek. _tis_. App-123. DEVOUT. Greek. _eusebes._ See note on Acts 10:2, but the texts read _eulabes_, as in Acts 2:5. HAVING. GOOD REPORT. borne witness to. Greek. _matureo,_ as in Acts 22:5. Compare Hebrews 11:2; Hebrews 11:4, &c, Revised Version. DWELT. Greek. _katoikeo._ See no... [ Continue Reading ]
SAUL. Greek. _Saoul,_ as in Acts 22:7. RECEIVE THY SIGHT. Literally look up. Greek. _anablepo._ App-133.:6. LOOKED UP. Same word. Greek. _anablepo_.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHOSEN. destined. Greek. _procheirizomai._ Only here and Acts 26:16. Not the same as in Acts 1:2, &c. THAT THOU SHOULDEST KNOW. to know. Greek. _ginosko._ App-132. WILL. Greek. _thelema._ App-102. SEE. Greek. _eid_. _n_. App-133. THAT JUST ONE. the Righteous One. Greek. _dikaios._ App-191. Compa... [ Continue Reading ]
HIS WITNESS. a witness to Him. WITNESS. See Acts 1:8. MEN. Greek. _anthropos._ App-123. WHAT. the things which. SEEN. Greek. _horao._ App-133.... [ Continue Reading ]
BAPTIZED. App-115. The verb is in Mid. Voice. WASH AWAY. Greek. _apolouo._ App-136 and App-185. SINS. Greek. _hamartia._ App-128. CALLING ON. See note on Acts 2:21. THE NAME. See note on Acts 2:38. THE LORD. The texts read "of Him", i.e. His name, referring to the Righteous One.... [ Continue Reading ]
WAS COME AGAIN. returned. See Acts 9:26; Galatians 1:18. App-180. PRAYED. was praying. Greek. _proseuchomai_. App-134. TEMPLE. Greek. _hieron._ See Matthew 23:16. A point to weigh with his hearers. TRANCE. Greek. _ekstasis._ See note on Acts 10:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
SAYING. Before "saying" supply ellipsis, "and heard Him". QUICKLY. with (Greek. _en._ App-104.) speed. OUT OF. Greek. _ek_. App-104. RECEIVE. Greek. _paradechomai._ See note on Acts 16:21. Figure of speech _Tapeinosis._ App-6. TESTIMONY. Greek. _marturia._ See note on p. 1511 and Compare Acts 1:... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY. they themselves, KNOW. Greek. _epistamai._ App-132. IMPRISONED. was imprisoning. Greek. _phulakizo._ Only here. BEAT. was beating. Greek. _dero_. See note on Acts 5:40. IN EVERY SYNAGOGUE. Greek. _kata tas sunagogas,_ synagogue by synagogue. Showing Paul's systematic action. BELIEVED. Gre... [ Continue Reading ]
THY MARTYR STEPHEN. Stephen Thy witness (Greek. _martur._ See Acts 1:8). SHED. being poured out. Greek. _ekcheo_ as in Acts 2:17; Acts 2:18; Acts 2:33. CONSENTING. Greek. _suneudokeo._ See note on Acts 8:1. UNTO HIS DEATH. The texts omit. KEPT. was guarding. RAIMENT. garments. As in Acts 14:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
SEND. Greek. _exapostello._ App-174. GENTILES. nations. Greek. _ethnos._... [ Continue Reading ]
GAVE HIM AUDIENCE. were listening to him. As in Acts 22:7, the verb followed by the Genitive case shows that they followed what he was saying. WORD. Greek. _logos._ App-121. The thought of Gentiles on an equality with Jews was intolerable. ULLET lifted up, &c. Compare Acts 2:14; Acts 14:11. AWAY... [ Continue Reading ]
CRIED OUT. were crying out. Greek. _kraugazo._ See John 18:40. CAST OFF. Greek. _ripto_. CLOTHES. outer garments. Greek. _himation._ Holding them in their hands and tossing them upward. THREW. were throwing. Greek. _ballo._ App-174.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHIEF CAPTAIN. See note on Acts 21:31. CASTLE. See note on Acts 21:34. EXAMINED. Greek. _anetazo_. Only here and Acts 22:29. SCOURGING. Greek. _mastix._ Here and Hebrews 11:36 translated "scourging"; in the Gospels (Mark 3:10; Mark 5:29; Mark 5:34; Luke 7:21) Translated "plague". Compare... [ Continue Reading ]
BOUND. Greek. _pr_ oteino, to stretch out or tie up. Only here. THONGS. Greek. _himas._ Here, Mark 1:7; Luke 3:16; John 1:27. CENTURION. See note on Acts 21:32. IS IT. If (Greek. _ei_. App-118. a) it is. SCOURGE. Greek. _mastizo._ Only here. The usual word is _mastigoo._ UNCONDEMNED. Greek. _ak... [ Continue Reading ]
WENT. The chiliarch having given his orders, had gone to his quarters. TOLD. Greek. _apangello._ See note on Acts 16:36. TAKE HEED. The texts omit. WHAT THOU DOEST. what art thou about to do?... [ Continue Reading ]
SUM. Greek. _kephalaion._ Only here and Hebrews 8:1. In Septuagint Leviticus 6:4.Numbers 4:2; Numbers 5:7 (principal), &c. OBTAINED. Greek. _ktaomai._ See note on Acts 1:18. FREEDOM. Greek. _politeia =_ citizenship. Here and Ephesians 2:12. BORN. "even born so. ... [ Continue Reading ]
STRAIGHTWAY. Greek. _eutheos,_ as in Acts 21:30 (forthwith). DEPARTED. See note on Acts 19:9. SHOULD HAVE, &C. = were about to examine.... [ Continue Reading ]
ON THE MORROW. But on the morrow. BECAUSE, &C. = wishing (Greek. _boulomai._ App-102.) to know. CERTAINTY. See note on Acts 21:34. ACCUSED. Greek. _katlgoreo._ Occurs nine times in Acts. OF. Greek. _para._ App-104, but the texts read _hup_ o, xviii. 1. FROM HIS BANDS. The texts omit. COUNCIL.... [ Continue Reading ]