AND. Now. SPAKE. Greek. _laleo._ App-121. UNTO. Greek. _pros._ App-104. PEOPLE. See Acts 2:47. CAPTAIN. See note on Luke 22:4. TEMPLE. See Acts 2:46. SADDUCEES. App-120. The Lord was opposed by the Pharisees. Now the opponents are the Sadducees, because of their hatred of the truth of the resu... [ Continue Reading ]
GRIEVED. exasperated. Greek. _diaponeomai._ Only here, and Acts 16:18. THAT. because. Greek. _dia._ App-104.Acts 4:2. PREACHED. Greek. _katangello._ App-121. THROUGH. in. Greek. _en_. App-104. JESUS. App-98. RESURRECTION. Greek. _anastasis._ App-178. FROM THE DEAD. Greek. _ek nekron._ App-139.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN. App-104. HOLD. ward. Greek. _teresis_ Only here, Acts 5:18, and 1 Corinthians 7:19. NOW. already.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOWBEIT. But. WORD. Greek. _logos._ App-121. BELIEVED. App-150. MEN. Greek. _aner._ App-123.... [ Continue Reading ]
IT CAME TO PASS.. Hebraism, very common in Luke, about fifty times in his Gospel, and some fifteen times in the Acts. RULERS, &C. An assembly of the Sanhedrin. Compare Matthew 26:3.Mark 14:53, and see note on Matthew 2:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
ANNAS. See note on Luke 3:2. CAIAPHAS. See note on John 11:49; John 18:13. JOHN. Nothing certainly known of him. Dr. John Lightfoot supposes he was Johanan Ben Lacoai,. famous Rabbi of that time. _Works,_ viii. p. 392. OF. Greek. _ek._ App-104. KINDRED. race. Greek. _genos._ Not the same word as... [ Continue Reading ]
IN. Greek. _en._ App-104. ASKED. were enquiring. Greek. _punthanomai,_ as in Matthew 2:4. BY. In, as above. WHAT. what kind of. POWER. Greek. _dunamis._ App-172. HAVE YE DONE. did ye.... [ Continue Reading ]
FILLED, &C. See Acts 2:4. HOLY GHOST. App-101.... [ Continue Reading ]
IF. Greek.. _i_. App-118. BE EXAMINED. Greek. _anakrino._ App-122 :2. Compare Luke 23:14. OF. Greek. _epi_. App-104. GOOD DEED. benefit. Greek. _euergesia._ Only here and 1 Timothy 6:2. DONE TO. of. Genitive of relation. App-17. MAN. Greek. _anthropos._ App-123. WHAT MEANS. whom. HE. this one... [ Continue Reading ]
KNOWN. See note on Acts 1:19. UNTO. to. THE NAME. See Acts 2:38. JESUS CHRIST. App-98. OF NAZARETH. the Nazarene. Compare Acts 2:22. CRUCIFIED. See Acts 2:23. GOD. App-98. RAISED. Greek. _egeiro._ App-178. THIS MAN. this one. BEFORE YOU. in your presence. WHOLE. Greek. _hugies._ Only here i... [ Continue Reading ]
THE STONE, &C.. reference to Psalms 118:22. SET AT NOUGHT. treated with contempt. Greek. _exoutheneo._ Compare Luke 18:9; Luke 23:11. OF. by Gr _hupo._ App-104. THE HEAD, &C. Literally unto (Greek. _eis.)_. head of. corner, i.e.. corner-stone. Compare Isaiah 28:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
NEITHER IS THERE, &C.. And there is not (App-105) in any (Greek. _oudeis)_. A double negative, for emphasis. OTHER. Greek. _allos._ App-124. THERE IS NONE. neither is there. Greek. _oude._ OTHER. Greek. _heteros._ App-124. UNDER. Greek. _hupo._ HEAVEN. the heaven. See note on Matthew 6:9; Matth... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW WHEN THEY SAW. And beholding. Greek _theoreo._ App-133. BOLDNESS. outspokenness. Greek. _parrhesia._ Same word as "freely", in Acts 2:29. PERCEIVED. Greek. _katalambano._ Compare John 1:5.Ephesians 3:18. UNLEARNED. illiterate. Greek. _agrammatos._ Only here. Compare John 7:15. IGNORANT. obscu... [ Continue Reading ]
BEHOLDING. Greek. _blepo._ App-133. WAS. had been. COULD, &C.. had nothing (Greek. _oudeis)_ to say against it (Greek. _antepo._ Only here and Luke 21:15).... [ Continue Reading ]
COUNCIL. Sanhedrin. Greek. _sunedrion._ See note on Matthew 5:22. CONFERRED. Greek. _sumballo._ Only used by Luke, here, Acts 17:18; Acts 18:27; Acts 20:14.Luke 2:19; Luke 14:31. AMONG THEMSELVES. towards (Greek. _pros_. App-104.) one another.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOTABLE. Greek. _gnostos,_ as in Acts 4:10. MIRACLE. Greek. _semeion._ App-176. BEEN DONE. come to pass. MANIFEST. Greek. _phaneros._ App-106. DWELL IN. inhabit. Greek. _katoikeo._ See note on Acts 2:5. CANNOT. are not (Greek. _ou._ App-105) able to.... [ Continue Reading ]
THAT. in order that. Greek. _hina._ SPREAD. Greek. _dianemomai._ Only here. NO FURTHER. not (Greek. _me)_ for (Greek. _epi)_ more. AMONG. unto. Greek. _eis._ App-104. STRAITLY THREATEN. threaten with threats. Figure of speech _Polyptoton._ App-6. THREATEN. Greek. _apeileo._ Only here and 1 Pete... [ Continue Reading ]
NOT. Greek. _me._ App-105. SPEAK. speak forth. Greek. _phthengomai._ Only here, and 2 Peter 2:16; 2 Peter 2:18. Compare Acts 2:4. AT ALL. Greek. _katholou._ Only here. NOR. Greek. _mede._... [ Continue Reading ]
ANSWERED AND SAID. App-122. WHETHER. If. Greek. _ei_. App-118. MORE. rather. JUDGE. Gr _. krino._ App-122. Figure of speech _Anacoenosis._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT. not. As Acts 4:17. HAVE SEEN AND HEARD. saw (Greek. _eidon._ App-133.) and heard.... [ Continue Reading ]
SO WHEN, &C.. But having further threatened. Only here. LET... GO. Greek. _apoluo._ App-174. NOTHING, &C.. no further means of punishing. BECAUSE OF Greek. _dia._ App-104.Acts 4:2. GLORIFIED. Greek. _doxazo_ See note on Acts 3:13. WAS DONE. had taken place.... [ Continue Reading ]
WAS SHEWED. had been wrought.... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH ONE ACCORD. See note on Acts 1:14. LORD. Greek. _Despotes._ App-98. ART GOD. The texts omit HAST MADE. rnadest. EARTH. Greek. _ge_ App-129.... [ Continue Reading ]
SERVANT. Greek. _pai_ s. App-108 and App-190. HAST SAID. saidst. This quotation is from Psalms 2:1; Psalms 2:2 See notes there. HEATHEN. nations. Greek. _ethnos_ Hence our word "heathen". RAGE. Greek. _phuasso_. Only here in N.T. Used in Septuagint of Psalms 2:1, as translation of Hebrew. _ragash... [ Continue Reading ]
THE KINGS. i.e. Gentiles. RULERS. i.e. Jews. TOGETHER. See note on Acts 1:15. CHRIST. i.e. Messiah. App-98.... [ Continue Reading ]
OF. TRUTH. Literally upon (App-104.) truth. The texts add "in this city". CHILD. servant. Greek. _pais_, as Acts 4:25. Figure of speech _Catachresis_ App-6. HAST ANOINTED. didst anoint. See note on Luke 4:18. GENTILES. Greek. _ethnos,_ as in Acts 4:25.... [ Continue Reading ]
COUNSEL. App-102. Compare Acts 2:23. DETERMINED BEFORE. Greek. _proorizo._ Generally translated "predestinate". See Romans 8:29; Romans 8:30; 1 Corinthians 2:7; Ephesians 1:5; Ephesians 1:11. TO BE DONE. Figure of speech _Hypo-zeugma_ (_Zeugma._ App-6). As "hand" could not determine.... [ Continue Reading ]
NOW. as to the present. Greek. _tanun._. strong form of _num_. Only here, Acts 5:38; Acts 17:30; Acts 20:32; Acts 27:22. BEHOLD. Greek. _epeidon._ App-133. Only here and Luke 1:25. GRANT. give. SERVANTS. bond-servants. App-190. WITH. App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
TO HEAL. for(Greek. _eis_. App-104.) healing. SIGNS. As in verses: Acts 4:10; Acts 4:22. WONDERS. Greek. _teras_. App-176.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN THEY HAD. while they. PRAYED. App-134. SHAKEN. Greek. _saleuo._ Compare Acts 16:26. WHERE. in which. THE HOLY GHOST. App-101.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MULTITUDE, &C.. of the full number (Greek. _plethos)_ of the believing ones. SOUL. App-110. Acts 4:1. NEITHER. and not even. ANY. one. OUGHT. any one. Greek. _tis._ App-123. THE THINGS WHICH HE POSSESSED. his possessions. Greek. _huparcho._ Compare Luke 9:48 with Luke 12:15.... [ Continue Reading ]
GAVE. were giving forth. APOSTLES. App-189. WITNESS. the testimony. Greek. _marturion._ First occurance Matthew 8:4. GRACE. App-184.... [ Continue Reading ]
NEITHER. For neither. WAS. were. Greek. _huparchc._ See note on Luke 9:48. The texts read _en_ was. THAT LACKED. in need. Only here. Compare App-134. POSSESSORS. Greek. _ktetor._ Only here. lands. Greek. _chorion._ See note on Matthew 26:36.... [ Continue Reading ]
DISTRIBUTION, &C.. it was distributed. HE. any one. Greek. _tis_, as in Acts 4:34.... [ Continue Reading ]
The next chapter should begin here. JOSES. Texts read Joseph, as in Acts 1:23. BARNABAS. It is possible that Joseph Barnabas, or BARNABAS. It is possible that Joseph Barnabas, or Barnabbas, is the same as Joseph Barsabbas of Acts 1:23, and that he was reserved for. better lot by the Holy Spirit.... [ Continue Reading ]
LAND Literally. field, as in Luke 14:18.... [ Continue Reading ]