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Ην τε ὑποστρέφων, καὶ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τοῦ ἅρματος αὑτοῦ, καὶ ἀνεγίνωσκε τὸν προφήτην Ησαΐαν.

Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet.

VER. 29.

Εἶπε δὲ τὸ Πνεῦμα τῷ Φιλίππω· πρόσελθε, καὶ κολλήθητι τῇ ἅρματι τούτῳ.

near,

a Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go and join thyself to this chariot. a While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee, Acts x. 19. And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover, these six brethren accompanied me; and we entered into the man's house, xi. 12. As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the work whereunto I have called them, xiii. 2. Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia, After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not, xvi. 6, 7. And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and aflictions abide me, xx. 24, 23. Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils, 1 Tim. iv. 1.

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Ἡ δὲ περιοχὴ τῆς γραφῆς ἣν ἀνεγίνωσκετ ἦν αὕτη· Ως πρόβατον ἐπὶ σφαγὴν ἔχθη, καὶ ὡς ἀμνὸς ἐναντίον τοῦ κείροντος αὐτὸν ἄφωνος, οὕτως οὐκ ἀνοίγει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ.

The place of the Scripture which he read was this, a He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not hia mouth :

• He was oppressed, and he was afflicted; yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth,

Isa. liii. 7.

VER. 33.

Ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει αὐτοῦ ἡ κρίσις αὐτοῦ ἤρθη· τὴν δὲ γενεὰν αὐτοῦ τίς διηγήσεται; ὅτι αἴρεται ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς ἡ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ.

a In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the earth.

a He was taken from prison and from judgment; and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken, Isa. liii. 8.

VER. 34.

̓Αποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ εὐνοῦχος τῷ Φιλίππα, εἶπε· Δέομαί σου, περὶ τίνος ὁ προφήτης λέγει τοῦτο; περὶ ἑαυτοῦ, ἡ περὶ ἑτέρου τινός ;

And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other

man?

VER. 35.

̓Ανοίξας δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος τὸ στόμα αὑτοῦ, καὶ ἀρξάμενος ἀπὸ τῆς γραφῆς ταύτης, εὐηγγελίσατο αὐτῷ τὸν Ἰησοῦν.

Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same Scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

VER. 36.

Ως δὲ ἐπορεύοντο κατὰ τὴν ὁδὸν, ἦλθαν ἐπὶ τι ὕδωρ· καί φησιν ὁ εὐνοῦχος· ἰδοὺ ὕδωρ τί κωλύει με βαπτισθῆναι;

And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized?

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VER. 37.

ACTS VIII. 37-40.

Εἶπε δὲ ὁ Φίλιππος· Εἰ πιστεύεις ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας, ἔξεστιν· ̓Αποκριθεὶς δὲ εἶπε· Πιστεύω τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἶναι τὸν Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν.

And Philip said, If thou believest b with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

Go ye, therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Matt. xxviii. 19. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned, Mark xvi. 16.

b For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation, Rom. x. 10.

C

• See on Matt. xiv. ver. 33. clause 2.

VER. 38.

Καὶ ἐκέλευσε στῆναι τὸ ἅρμα· καὶ και τέβησαν ἀμφότεροι εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ, ὅ, τε Φίλιππος καὶ ὁ εὐνοῦχος· καὶ ἐβάπτισεν αὐτὸν.

And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; band he baptized him.

a And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him, Matt. iii. 16. And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him, Mark i. 10.

See on Matt. iii. ver. 6. clause 1.

VER. 39.

Οτε δὲ ἀνέβησαν ἐκ τοῦ ὕδατος, Πνεῦμα Κυρίου ἥρπασε τὸν Φίλιππον, καὶ οὐκ εἶδεν Airòv oùMÉTI ô Bùvouxos” šπOPEÚETO yàp Tùν ὁδὲν αὑτοῦ χαίρων.

And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing.

a And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not, 1 Kings xviii. 12. And

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let them go, we pray thee, and seek Spirit of the Lonp bath taken him up, thy master; lest peradventure the and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye the spirit took me up, and I heard beshall not send, 2 Kings ii. 16. Then hind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place. I heard also the noise of the wings of the living creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels over against them, and a noise of a great rushing. So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the LORD was strong upon me, Ezek. the heat of my spirit; but the hand of iii. 12-14. And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head, and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of north, viii. 3. Afterwards the spirit the inner gate that looketh toward the by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to took me up, and brought me in a vision them of the captivity: so the vision that I had seen went up from me, xi. 24.

b And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost, Acts xiii. 52. And when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God, with all his house, xvi. 34. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field, Matt. xiii. 44. By whom also wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope we have access by faith into this grace of the glory of God, Rom. v. 2. again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, And with his people. And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud him, all ye people, xv. 10, 11. For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, Phil. iii. 3.

VER. 40.

Φίλιππος δὲ εὑρέθη εἰς "Αζωτον· καὶ διερ

they said unto him, Behold now, there | χόμενος εὐηγγελίζετο τὰς πόλεις πάσας, be with thy servants fifty strong men; | ἕως τοῦ ἐλθεῖν αὐτὸν εἰς Καισάρειαν.

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But Philip was found at Azotus; and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to b Cæsarea.

* And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod, 1 Sam. v. 1.

b And the next day, we that were of Paul's company departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven: and abode with him, Acts xxi. 8.

CHAP. IX.-VER. 1.

Ο δὲ Σαῦλος ἔτι ἐμπνέων ἀπειλῆς καὶ φόνου εἰς τοὺς μαθητὰς τοῦ Κυρίου, προσελθὼν τῷ ἀρχιερεῖ,

a And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the High Priest, a See on chap. viii. ver. 3.

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light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me, xxvi. 13.

VER. 4.

Καὶ πεσὼν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἤκουσε φωνὴν λέγουσαν αὑτῷ· Σαούλ, Σαούλ, τί με διώ

κεις ;

a And he fell to the earth, and heard e voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

a And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? Acts xxii. 7. And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks, xxvi. 14.

bIn all their affliction he was afflicted, Isa. Lxiii. 9. For thus saith the LORD of hosts, After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which toucheth the apple of his eye, Zech. spoiled you; for he that toucheth you ii. 8. He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me, Matt. x. 40, And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me, xxv. 40. He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me, Luke x. 16. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the Church: For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones, Eph. v. 30.

VER. 5.

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Εἴσε δέ· Τίς εἴ, Κύριε; Ὁ δὲ Κύριος εἶπεν· Ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς ὃν σὺ διώκεις σκληρόν σοι πρὸς κέντρα λακτίζειν.

a And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

a And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest, Acts xxii. 8. And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am

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Jesus whom thou persecutest, xxvi. 15.

b He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered ? Job ix. 4. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him, Psal. ii. 12. Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands? Isa. xlv. 9.

VER. 6.

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Καὶ ἦν ἡμέρας τρεῖς μὴ βλέπων· καὶ οὐκ ἔφαγεν, οὐδὲ ἔπιεν.

and neither did eat nor drink.
And he was three days without sight,

VER. 10.

̓Ανανίας, καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Κύριος ἐν *Ην δέ τις μαθητὴς ἐν Δαμασκῷ ὀνόματι ὁράματι· Ανανία. Ὁ δὲ εἶπεν· ἰδοῦ, ἐγὼ, Κύριε.

And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And

Τρέμων τε καὶ θαμβῶν εἶπε· Κύριε, τί he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. με θέλεις ποιῆσαι ; Καὶ ὁ Κύριος πρὸς αὐτ τόν· ̓Ανάστηθι καὶ εἴσελθε εἰς τὴν πόλιν καὶ λαληθήσεταί σοι τί σε δεῖ ποιεῖν.

• And he trembling and astonished said, • Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee

what thou must do.

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VER. 11.

'Ο δὲ Κύριος πρὸς αὐτὸν ̓Αναστὰς που ρεύθητε ἐπὶ τὴν ῥύμην τὴν καλουμένην Εὐθεῖαν, καὶ ζήτησον ἐν οἰκίᾳ Ἰούδα Σαῦλον ονόματι, Ταρσέα· ἰδοὺ γὰς προσεύχεται.

and go into the street which is called And the Lord said unto him, Arise, das for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, Straight, and enquire in the house of Jubehold, he prayeth,

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ACTS IX. 14, 15.

ceive my spirit, Acts vii. 59. And now,
why tarriest thou? arise, and be bap-
tized, and wash away thy sins, calling
on the name of the Lord, xxii. 16.
For there is no difference between the
Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord
over all is rich unto all that call upon
him. For whosoever shall call upon
the name of the Lord shall be saved.
How then shall they call on him in
whom they have not believed? and
how shall they believe in him of whom
they have not heard? and how shall
they hear without a preacher? Rom.
x. 12-14. Unto the Church of God
which is at Corinth, to them that are
sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be
saints, with all that in every place
call upon the name of Jesus Christ our
Lord, both theirs and ours, 1 Cor. i. 2.
Flee also youthful lusts; but follow
righteousness, faith, charity, peace,
with them that call on the Lord out of
a pure heart, 2 Tim. ii. 22. See also
on Matt. ii. ver. 2. clause 3.

VER. 15.

Εἶπε δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Κύριος" Πορεύου, ὅτι σκεῦος ἐκλογῆς μοι ἐστὶν οὗτος, τοῦ βαστάσαι τὸ ὄνομά μου ἐνώπιον ἐθνῶν, καὶ βασιλέων, υἱῶν τὲ Ἰσραὴλ

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: a for he is a chosen vessel unto me, b to bear my name before the Gentiles, e and kings, and the children of Israel:

a See on Mark iii. ver. 14. clause 1. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles, Acts xiii. 46. And when they were come, and had gathered the Church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles, xiv. 27. And the day following Paul went in with us unto James; and all the elders were present. And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry, xxi. 18, 19. And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence, unto the Gentiles, xxii. 21. Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that of

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tentimes I purposed to come unto you
(but was let hitherto,) that I might
have some fruit among you also, even
as among other Gentiles. I am debtor
both to the Greeks and to the Barba-
rians, both to the wise and the unwise.
So, as much as in me is, I am ready
to preach the Gospel to you that are
at Rome also, Rom. i. 13-15. For

speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as
I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I
magnify mine office, xi. 15. Never-
theless, brethren, I have written the
more boldly unto you in some sort, as
putting you in mind, because of the
grace that is given to me of God,
That I should be the minister of Jesus
Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the
Gospel of God, that the offering up of
the Gentiles might be acceptable, be-
ing sanctified by the Holy Ghost. I
have therefore whereof I may glory
through Jesus Christ in those things
which pertain to God. For I will not
dare to speak of any of those things
which Christ hath not wrought by me,
to make the Gentiles obedient, by
word and deed, Through mighty signs
and wonders, by the power of the Spirit
of God ; so that from Jerusalem, and
round about unto Illyricum, I have
fully preached the Gospel of Christ, xv.
15-19. But contrariwise, when they
saw that the Gospel of the uncircum-
cision was committed unto me, as the
Gospel of the circumcision was unto
Peter; (For he that wrought effec
tually in Peter to the apostleship of the
circumcision, the same was mighty in
me toward the Gentiles,) Gal. ii. 7,8.
Whereby, when ye read, ye may un-
derstand my knowledge in the mystery
of Christ; Which in other ages was
not made known unto the sons of
men, as it is now revealed unto his
holy apostles and prophets by the
Spirit; That the Gentiles should be
fellow-heirs, and of the same body,
and partakers of his promise in Christ
by the Gospel; Whereof I was made
a minister, according to the gift of the
grace of God given unto me by the
Unto
power.
effectual working of his
me, who am less than the least of all
saints, is this grace given, that I
should preach among the Gentiles the
unsearchable riches of Christ, Eph.iii.
4-8. Whereunto I am ordained a
preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the

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