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Paul—Act_13:9 It is in recording the transaction with Bar-Jesus that Luke gives to the apostle of the Gentiles the name of “Paul,” which he always afterwards uses. “Then Saul (who also is called Paul), filled with the Holy Ghost,” etc. This change of name, at this turning point of the history, which henceforth becomes almost … Continue reading ““799. PAUL—ACTS 13:9””

Mark—Act_15:37 The labors of Paul and Barnabas in Cyprus seem to have terminated at Paphos. From that place they embarked for the near coast of Pamphylia, the province lying west of Paul’s native Cilicia. On reaching the coast the vessel probably sailed up the river Cestius, and landed its passengers at the city of Perga, … Continue reading ““800. MARK—ACTS 15:37””

Acts 13-14 : Forty-Eighth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

Bar-Jesus—Act_13:1-8 Barnabas and Saul having fulfilled their commission at Jerusalem, returned to Antioch, taking with them that John, otherwise called Mark, the house of whose mother, Mary, was first visited by Peter on his deliverance from prison. Mark was nephew to Barnabas, and as his father seems to have been dead, the care of him … Continue reading ““797. BAR-JESUS—ACTS 13:1-8””

Sergius Paulus—Act_13:7 The dominion which Bar-Jesus had acquired over the mind of the Roman governor of Cyprus, was not so absolute as to shut out all desire for further knowledge. The labors of Saul and Barnabas at Paphos were so active, and produced so marked a sensation in that city, that the report of their … Continue reading ““798. SERGIUS PAULUS—ACTS 13:7””

Peter in Prison—Act_12:4-17 It will be remembered that the apostles had formerly been delivered from prison—probably from the same prison in which Peter was now confined. We may suppose that it was the remembrance of this by the Jews, and their mention of it to Herod, that caused the latter to take extraordinary care in … Continue reading ““795. PETER IN PRISON—ACTS 12:4-17””

Death of Herod Agrippa—Act_12:20-24 There was great consternation in the prison the next morning, when it was found that Peter was absent. It would seem as if the guard had been thrown into a deep sleep, seeing that they had not been awakened by any of the circumstances that occurred; for had they been cognizant … Continue reading ““796. DEATH OF HEROD AGRIPPA—ACTS 12:20-24””

James the Brother of John—Act_12:2 It was this man, such as we described him last evening—“Herod the king,” as he is called by Luke, “Agrippa the Great,” as he liked to be designated, who “about that time,”—that is, about the time of the visit of Saul and Barnabas to Jerusalem, “stretched forth his hands to … Continue reading ““792. JAMES THE BROTHER OF JOHN—ACTS 12:2””

Acts 12-15 : Forty-Seventh Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

The Praying Church—Act_12:5 We have seen that Peter was cast into prison, with the known intention of Herod Agrippa that he should be taken from it only to his death. We may readily conceive the deep concern of the believers in Jerusalem at this event, and at the threatened addition to the loss they had … Continue reading ““794. THE PRAYING CHURCH—ACTS 12:5””