1λαλουντωνG2980{V-PAP-GPM} δεG1161{CONJ} αυτωνG846{P-GPM} προςG4314{PREP} τονG3588{T-ASM} λαονG2992{N-ASM} επεστησανG2186{V-2AAI-3P} αυτοιςG846{P-DPM} οιG3588{T-NPM} ιερειςG2409{N-NPM} καιG2532{CONJ} οG3588{T-NSM} στρατηγοςG4755{N-NSM} τουG3588{T-GSN} ιερουG2411{N-GSN} καιG2532{CONJ} οιG3588{T-NPM} σαδδουκαιοιG4523{N-NPM} 2διαπονουμενοιG1278{V-PNP-NPM} διαG1223{PREP} τοG3588{T-ASN} διδασκεινG1321{V-PAN} αυτουςG846{P-APM} τονG3588{T-ASM} λαονG2992{N-ASM} καιG2532{CONJ} καταγγελλεινG2605{V-PAN} ενG1722{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSM} ιησουG2424{N-DSM} τηνG3588{T-ASF} αναστασινG386{N-ASF} βτωνG3588{T-GPM} ατστηνG3588{T-ASF} ατσεκG1537{PREP} νεκρωνG3498{A-GPM} 3καιG2532{CONJ} επεβαλονG1911{V-2AAI-3P} αυτοιςG846{P-DPM} ταςG3588{T-APF} χειραςG5495{N-APF} καιG2532{CONJ} εθεντοG5087{V-2AMI-3P} ειςG1519{PREP} τηρησινG5084{N-ASF} ειςG1519{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} αυριονG839{ADV} ηνG2258{V-IXI-3S} γαρG1063{CONJ} εσπεραG2073{N-NSF} ηδηG2235{ADV} 4πολλοιG4183{A-NPM} δεG1161{CONJ} τωνG3588{T-GPM} ακουσαντωνG191{V-AAP-GPM} τονG3588{T-ASM} λογονG3056{N-ASM} επιστευσανG4100{V-AAI-3P} καιG2532{CONJ} εγενηθηG1096{V-AOI-3S} α[ο]G3588{T-NSM} τσβοG3588{T-NSM} αριθμοςG706{N-NSM} τωνG3588{T-GPM} ανδρωνG435{N-GPM} α[ως]G5613{ADV} τσβωσειG5616{ADV} χιλιαδεςG5505{A-NPF} πεντεG4002{A-NUI} 5εγενετοG1096{V-2ADI-3S} δεG1161{CONJ} επιG1909{PREP} τηνG3588{T-ASF} αυριονG839{ADV} συναχθηναιG4863{V-APN} αυτωνG846{P-GPM} τουςG3588{T-APM} αρχονταςG758{N-APM} καιG2532{CONJ} ατουςG3588{T-APM} πρεσβυτερουςG4245{A-APM} καιG2532{CONJ} ατουςG3588{T-APM} γραμματειςG1122{N-APM} 6αενG1722{PREP} τσβειςG1519{PREP} ιερουσαλημG2419{N-PRI} καιG2532{CONJ} αανναςG452{N-NSM} τσβαννανG452{N-ASM} αοG3588{T-NSM} τσβτονG3588{T-ASM} ααρχιερευςG749{N-NSM} τσβαρχιερεαG749{N-ASM} καιG2532{CONJ} ακαιαφαςG2533{N-NSM} τσβκαιαφανG2533{N-ASM} καιG2532{CONJ} αιωαννηςG2491{N-NSM} τσβιωαννηνG2491{N-ASM} καιG2532{CONJ} ααλεξανδροςG223{N-NSM} τσβαλεξανδρονG223{N-ASM} καιG2532{CONJ} οσοιG3745{K-NPM} ησανG2258{V-IXI-3P} εκG1537{PREP} γενουςG1085{N-GSN} αρχιερατικουG748{A-GSN} 7καιG2532{CONJ} στησαντεςG2476{V-AAP-NPM} αυτουςG846{P-APM} ενG1722{PREP} ατστωG3588{T-DSN} μεσωG3319{A-DSN} επυνθανοντοG4441{V-INI-3P} ενG1722{PREP} ποιαG4169{I-DSF} δυναμειG1411{N-DSF} ηG2228{PRT} ενG1722{PREP} ποιωG4169{I-DSN} ονοματιG3686{N-DSN} εποιησατεG4160{V-AAI-2P} τουτοG5124{D-ASN} υμειςG5210{P-2NP} 8τοτεG5119{ADV} πετροςG4074{N-NSM} πλησθειςG4130{V-APP-NSM} πνευματοςG4151{N-GSN} αγιουG40{A-GSN} ειπενG2036{V-2AAI-3S} προςG4314{PREP} αυτουςG846{P-APM} αρχοντεςG758{N-VPM} τουG3588{T-GSM} λαουG2992{N-GSM} καιG2532{CONJ} πρεσβυτεροιG4245{A-VPM} τσβτουG3588{T-GSM} τσβισραηλG2474{N-PRI} 9ειG1487{COND} ημειςG2249{P-1NP} σημερονG4594{ADV} ανακρινομεθαG350{V-PPI-1P} επιG1909{PREP} ευεργεσιαG2108{N-DSF} ανθρωπουG444{N-GSM} ασθενουςG772{A-GSM} ενG1722{PREP} τινιG5101{I-DSM} ουτοςG3778{D-NSM} ασεσωταιG4982{V-RPI-3S} τσβσεσωσταιG4982{V-RPI-3S} 10γνωστονG1110{A-NSN} εστωG2077{V-PXM-3S} πασινG3956{A-DPM} υμινG5213{P-2DP} καιG2532{CONJ} παντιG3956{A-DSM} τωG3588{T-DSM} λαωG2992{N-DSM} ισραηλG2474{N-PRI} οτιG3754{CONJ} ενG1722{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSN} ονοματιG3686{N-DSN} ιησουG2424{N-GSM} χριστουG5547{N-GSM} τουG3588{T-GSM} ναζωραιουG3480{N-GSM} ονG3739{R-ASM} υμειςG5210{P-2NP} εσταυρωσατεG4717{V-AAI-2P} ονG3739{R-ASM} οG3588{T-NSM} θεοςG2316{N-NSM} ηγειρενG1453{V-AAI-3S} εκG1537{PREP} νεκρωνG3498{A-GPM} ενG1722{PREP} τουτωG5129{D-DSN} ουτοςG3778{D-NSM} παρεστηκενG3936{V-RAI-3S} ενωπιονG1799{ADV} υμωνG5216{P-2GP} υγιηςG5199{A-NSM} 11ουτοςG3778{D-NSM} εστινG2076{V-PXI-3S} οG3588{T-NSM} λιθοςG3037{N-NSM} οG3588{T-NSM} εξουθενηθειςG1848{V-APP-NSM} υφG5259{PREP} υμωνG5216{P-2GP} τωνG3588{T-GPM} αοικοδομωνG3621{N-GPM} τσβοικοδομουντωνG3618{V-PAP-GPM} οG3588{T-NSM} γενομενοςG1096{V-2ADP-NSM} ειςG1519{PREP} κεφαληνG2776{N-ASF} γωνιαςG1137{N-GSF} 12καιG2532{CONJ} ουκG3756{PRT-N} εστινG2076{V-PXI-3S} ενG1722{PREP} αλλωG243{A-DSM} ουδενιG3762{A-DSM} ηG3588{T-NSF} σωτηριαG4991{N-NSF} αουδεG3761{ADV} τσβουτεG3777{CONJ} γαρG1063{CONJ} ονομαG3686{N-NSN} εστινG2076{V-PXI-3S} ετερονG2087{A-NSN} β[υποG5259{PREP} ατσυποG5259{PREP} τονG3588{T-ASM} βουρανον]G3772{N-ASM} ατσουρανονG3772{N-ASM} τοG3588{T-NSN} δεδομενονG1325{V-RPP-NSN} ενG1722{PREP} ανθρωποιςG444{N-DPM} ενG1722{PREP} ωG3739{R-DSN} δειG1163{V-PQI-3S} σωθηναιG4982{V-APN} ημαςG2248{P-1AP} 13θεωρουντεςG2334{V-PAP-NPM} δεG1161{CONJ} τηνG3588{T-ASF} τουG3588{T-GSM} πετρουG4074{N-GSM} παρρησιανG3954{N-ASF} καιG2532{CONJ} ιωαννουG2491{N-GSM} καιG2532{CONJ} καταλαβομενοιG2638{V-2AMP-NPM} οτιG3754{CONJ} ανθρωποιG444{N-NPM} αγραμματοιG62{A-NPM} εισινG1526{V-PXI-3P} καιG2532{CONJ} ιδιωταιG2399{N-NPM} εθαυμαζονG2296{V-IAI-3P} επεγινωσκονG1921{V-IAI-3P} τεG5037{PRT} αυτουςG846{P-APM} οτιG3754{CONJ} συνG4862{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSM} ιησουG2424{N-DSM} ησανG2258{V-IXI-3P} 14τονG3588{T-ASM} ατεG5037{PRT} τσβδεG1161{CONJ} ανθρωπονG444{N-ASM} βλεποντεςG991{V-PAP-NPM} συνG4862{PREP} αυτοιςG846{P-DPM} εστωταG2476{V-RAP-ASM} τονG3588{T-ASM} τεθεραπευμενονG2323{V-RPP-ASM} ουδενG3762{A-ASN} ειχονG2192{V-IAI-3P} αντειπεινG471{V-2AAN} 15κελευσαντεςG2753{V-AAP-NPM} δεG1161{CONJ} αυτουςG846{P-APM} εξωG1854{ADV} τουG3588{T-GSN} συνεδριουG4892{N-GSN} απελθεινG565{V-2AAN} αβσυνεβαλλονG4820{V-IAI-3P} τσσυνεβαλονG4820{V-2AAI-3P} προςG4314{PREP} αλληλουςG240{C-APM} 16λεγοντεςG3004{V-PAP-NPM} τιG5101{I-ASN} αποιησωμενG4160{V-AAS-1P} τσβποιησομενG4160{V-FAI-1P} τοιςG3588{T-DPM} ανθρωποιςG444{N-DPM} τουτοιςG5125{D-DPM} οτιG3754{CONJ} μενG3303{PRT} γαρG1063{CONJ} γνωστονG1110{A-NSN} σημειονG4592{N-NSN} γεγονενG1096{V-2RAI-3S} διG1223{PREP} αυτωνG846{P-GPM} πασινG3956{A-DPM} τοιςG3588{T-DPM} κατοικουσινG2730{V-PAP-DPM} ιερουσαλημG2419{N-PRI} φανερονG5318{A-NSN} καιG2532{CONJ} ουG3756{PRT-N} δυναμεθαG1410{V-PNI-1P} ααρνεισθαιG720{V-PNN} τσβαρνησασθαιG720{V-ADN} 17αλλG235{CONJ} ιναG2443{CONJ} μηG3361{PRT-N} επιG1909{PREP} πλειονG4119{A-ASN-C} διανεμηθηG1268{V-APS-3S} ειςG1519{PREP} τονG3588{T-ASM} λαονG2992{N-ASM} τσβαπειληG547{N-DSF} βαπειλησομεθαG546{V-AMI-1P} ατσαπειλησωμεθαG546{V-AMS-1P} αυτοιςG846{P-DPM} μηκετιG3371{ADV} λαλεινG2980{V-PAN} επιG1909{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSN} ονοματιG3686{N-DSN} τουτωG5129{D-DSN} μηδενιG3367{A-DSM} ανθρωπωνG444{N-GPM} 18καιG2532{CONJ} καλεσαντεςG2564{V-AAP-NPM} αυτουςG846{P-APM} παρηγγειλανG3853{V-AAI-3P} τσβαυτοιςG846{P-DPM} τοG3588{T-ASN} καθολουG2527{ADV} μηG3361{PRT-N} φθεγγεσθαιG5350{V-PNN} μηδεG3366{CONJ} διδασκεινG1321{V-PAN} επιG1909{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSN} ονοματιG3686{N-DSN} τουG3588{T-GSM} ιησουG2424{N-GSM} 19οG3588{T-NSM} δεG1161{CONJ} πετροςG4074{N-NSM} καιG2532{CONJ} ιωαννηςG2491{N-NSM} αποκριθεντεςG611{V-AOP-NPM} αειπονG2036{V-2AAI-3P} προςG4314{PREP} αυτουςG846{P-APM} τσβειπονG2036{V-2AAI-3P} ειG1487{COND} δικαιονG1342{A-NSN} εστινG2076{V-PXI-3S} ενωπιονG1799{ADV} τουG3588{T-GSM} θεουG2316{N-GSM} υμωνG5216{P-2GP} ακουεινG191{V-PAN} μαλλονG3123{ADV} ηG2228{PRT} τουG3588{T-GSM} θεουG2316{N-GSM} κρινατεG2919{V-AAM-2P} 20ουG3756{PRT-N} δυναμεθαG1410{V-PNI-1P} γαρG1063{CONJ} ημειςG2249{P-1NP} αG3739{R-APN} αειδαμενG3708{V-2AAI-1P} τσβειδομενG1492{V-2AAI-1P} καιG2532{CONJ} ηκουσαμενG191{V-AAI-1P} μηG3361{PRT-N} λαλεινG2980{V-PAN} 21οιG3588{T-NPM} δεG1161{CONJ} προσαπειλησαμενοιG4324{V-AMP-NPM} απελυσανG630{V-AAI-3P} αυτουςG846{P-APM} μηδενG3367{A-ASN} ευρισκοντεςG2147{V-PAP-NPM} τοG3588{T-ASN} πωςG4459{ADV-I} βκολασονταιG2849{V-FMI-3P} ατσκολασωνταιG2849{V-AMS-3P} αυτουςG846{P-APM} διαG1223{PREP} τονG3588{T-ASM} λαονG2992{N-ASM} οτιG3754{CONJ} παντεςG3956{A-NPM} εδοξαζονG1392{V-IAI-3P} τονG3588{T-ASM} θεονG2316{N-ASM} επιG1909{PREP} τωG3588{T-DSN} γεγονοτιG1096{V-2RAP-DSN} 22ετωνG2094{N-GPN} γαρG1063{CONJ} ηνG2258{V-IXI-3S} πλειονωνG4119{A-GPN-C} ατεσσερακονταG5062{A-NUI} τσβτεσσαρακονταG5062{A-NUI} οG3588{T-NSM} ανθρωποςG444{N-NSM} εφG1909{PREP} ονG3739{R-ASM} αγεγονειG1096{V-LAI-3S} τσβεγεγονειG1096{V-LAI-3S} τοG3588{T-NSN} σημειονG4592{N-NSN} τουτοG5124{D-NSN} τηςG3588{T-GSF} ιασεωςG2392{N-GSF} 23απολυθεντεςG630{V-APP-NPM} δεG1161{CONJ} ηλθονG2064{V-2AAI-3P} προςG4314{PREP} τουςG3588{T-APM} ιδιουςG2398{A-APM} καιG2532{CONJ} απηγγειλανG518{V-AAI-3P} οσαG3745{K-APN} προςG4314{PREP} αυτουςG846{P-APM} οιG3588{T-NPM} αρχιερειςG749{N-NPM} καιG2532{CONJ} οιG3588{T-NPM} πρεσβυτεροιG4245{A-NPM} αειπανG3004{V-2AAI-3P} τσβειπονG2036{V-2AAI-3P} 24οιG3588{T-NPM} δεG1161{CONJ} ακουσαντεςG191{V-AAP-NPM} ομοθυμαδονG3661{ADV} ηρανG142{V-AAI-3P} φωνηνG5456{N-ASF} προςG4314{PREP} τονG3588{T-ASM} θεονG2316{N-ASM} καιG2532{CONJ} αειπανG3004{V-2AAI-3P} τσβειπονG2036{V-2AAI-3P} δεσποταG1203{N-VSM} συG4771{P-2NS} τσβοG3588{T-NSM} τσβθεοςG2316{N-NSM} οG3588{T-NSM} ποιησαςG4160{V-AAP-NSM} τονG3588{T-ASM} ουρανονG3772{N-ASM} καιG2532{CONJ} τηνG3588{T-ASF} γηνG1093{N-ASF} καιG2532{CONJ} τηνG3588{T-ASF} θαλασσανG2281{N-ASF} καιG2532{CONJ} πανταG3956{A-APN} ταG3588{T-APN} ενG1722{PREP} αυτοιςG846{P-DPN} 25οG3588{T-NSM} ατουG3588{T-GSM} απατροςG3962{N-GSM} αημωνG2257{P-1GP} διαG1223{PREP} απνευματοςG4151{N-GSN} ααγιουG40{A-GSN} στοματοςG4750{N-GSN} αβδαυιδG1138{N-PRI} τσδαβιδG1138{N-PRI} τστουG3588{T-GSM} παιδοςG3816{N-GSM} σουG4675{P-2GS} ειπωνG2036{V-2AAP-NSM} βιναG2443{CONJ} βτιG5101{I-ASN} ατσινατιG2444{ADV-I} εφρυαξανG5433{V-AAI-3P} εθνηG1484{N-NPN} καιG2532{CONJ} λαοιG2992{N-NPM} εμελετησανG3191{V-AAI-3P} κεναG2756{A-APN} 26παρεστησανG3936{V-AAI-3P} οιG3588{T-NPM} βασιλειςG935{N-NPM} τηςG3588{T-GSF} γηςG1093{N-GSF} καιG2532{CONJ} οιG3588{T-NPM} αρχοντεςG758{N-NPM} συνηχθησανG4863{V-API-3P} επιG1909{PREP} τοG3588{T-ASN} αυτοG846{P-ASN} καταG2596{PREP} τουG3588{T-GSM} κυριουG2962{N-GSM} καιG2532{CONJ} καταG2596{PREP} τουG3588{T-GSM} χριστουG5547{N-GSM} αυτουG846{P-GSM} 27συνηχθησανG4863{V-API-3P} γαρG1063{CONJ} επG1909{PREP} αληθειαςG225{N-GSF} αενG1722{PREP} ατηG3588{T-DSF} απολειG4172{N-DSF} αταυτηG3778{D-DSF} επιG1909{PREP} τονG3588{T-ASM} αγιονG40{A-ASM} παιδαG3816{N-ASM} σουG4675{P-2GS} ιησουνG2424{N-ASM} ονG3739{R-ASM} εχρισαςG5548{V-AAI-2S} ηρωδηςG2264{N-NSM} τεG5037{PRT} καιG2532{CONJ} ποντιοςG4194{N-NSM} πιλατοςG4091{N-NSM} 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Jamieson Fausset Brown Bible Commentary 1 PETER AND JOHN BEFORE THE SAMHEDRIM. (
Acts 4:1-
Acts 4:13)
the captain--of the Levitical guard.
of the temple--annoyed at the disturbance created around it.
and the Sadducees--who "say that there is no resurrection" (
Acts 23:8), irritated at the apostles "preaching through (rather, 'in') Jesus the resurrection from the dead"; for the resurrection of Christ, if a fact, effectually overthrew the Sadducean doctrine.
4 the number of the men--or males, exclusive of women; though the word sometimes includes both.
about five thousand--and this in Jerusalem, where the means of detecting the imposture or crushing the fanaticism, if such it had been, were within everyone's reach, and where there was every inducement to sift it to the bottom.
5 their rulers, &c.--This was a regular meeting of the Sanhedrim (see on
Matt 2:4).
6 Annas . . . and Caiaphas--(See on
Luke 3:2).
John and Alexander--of whom nothing is known.
7 By what power or . . . name have ye done this--thus admitting the reality of the miracle, which afterwards they confess themselves unable to deny (
Acts 4:16).
8 Then, filled with the Holy Ghost, said--(See
Mark 13:11;
Luke 21:15).
10 Be it known unto you . . . and to all the people of Israel--as if emitting a formal judicial testimony to the entire nation through its rulers now convened.
by the name of Jesus, &c.--(See on
Acts 3:13, &c.).
even by him doth this man stand before you whole--for from
Acts 4:14 it appears that the healed man was at that moment before their eyes.
11 This is the stone which was set at naught of you builders, &c.--This application of
Ps 118:22, already made by our Lord Himself before some of the same "builders" (
Matt 21:42), is here repeated with peculiar propriety after the deed of rejection had been consummated, and the rejected One had, by His exaltation to the right hand of the Majesty on high, become "the head of the corner."
12 Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved--How sublimely does the apostle, in these closing words, shut up these rulers of Israel to Jesus for salvation, and in what universal and emphatic terms does he hold up his Lord as the one Hope of men!
13 perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men--that is, uninstructed in the learning of the Jewish schools, and of the common sort; men in private life, untrained to teaching.
took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus--recognized them as having been in His company; remembering possibly, that they had seen them with Him [MEYER, BLOOMFIELD, ALFORD]; but, more probably, perceiving in their whole bearing what identified them with Jesus: that is, "We thought we had got rid of Him; but lo! He reappears in these men, and all that troubled us in the Nazarene Himself has yet to be put down in these His disciples." What a testimony to these primitive witnesses! Would that the same could be said of their successors!
16 a notable miracle . . . done by them is manifest to all . . . in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it--And why should ye wish to deny it, O ye rulers, but that ye hate the light, and will not come to the light lest your deeds should be reproved?
17 But that it spread no further . . . let us straitly--strictly.
threaten . . . that they speak henceforth to no man in this name--Impotent device! Little knew they the fire that was burning in the bones of those heroic disciples.
18 Whether it be right . . . to hearken to you more than . . . God, judge ye.
20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard--There is here a wonderful union of sober, respectful appeal to the better reason of their judges, and calm, deep determination to abide the consequences of a constrained testimony, which betokens a power above their own resting upon them, according to promise.
21 finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people--not at a loss for a pretext, but at a loss how to do it so as not to rouse the opposition of the people.
23 PETER AND JOHN DISMISSED FROM THE SAMHEDRIM, REPORT THE PROCEEDINGS TO THE ASSEMBLED DISCIPLES--THEY ENGAGE IN PRAYER--THE ASTONISHING ANSWER AND RESULTS. (
Acts 4:23-
Acts 4:37)
being let go, they went to their own company--Observe the two opposite classes, representing the two interests which were about to come into deadly conflict.
24 they lifted up their voice--the assembled disciples, on hearing Peter's report.
with one accord--the breasts of all present echoing every word of this sublime prayer.
Lord--(See on
Luke 2:29). Applied to God, the term expresses absolute authority.
God which hast made heaven and earth--against whom, therefore, all creatures are powerless.
25 by the mouth of . . . David--to whom the Jews ascribed the second Psalm, though anonymous; and internal evidence confirms it. David's spirit sees with astonishment "the heathen, the people, the kings and princes of the earth," in deadly combination against the sway of Jehovah and His Anointed (his Messiah, or Christ), and asks "why" it is. This fierce confederacy our praying disciples see in full operation, in the "gathering together of Herod and Pilate, the Gentiles (the Roman authority), and the people of Israel, against God's holy Child ('Servant') Jesus." (See on
Acts 3:13). The best ancient copies read, after "were gathered together," "in this city," which probably answers to "upon my holy hill of Zion," in the
Ps 2:6.
28 thy hand and thy counsel determined . . . to be done--that is, "Thy counsel" determined to be done by "Thy hand."
29 now, Lord, behold their threatenings--Recognizing in the threatenings of the Sanhedrim a declaration of war by the combined powers of the world against their infant cause, they seek not enthusiastically to hide from themselves its critical position, but calmly ask the Lord of heaven and earth to "look upon their threatenings."
that with all boldness they may speak thy word--Rising above self, they ask only fearless courage to testify for their Master, and divine attestation to their testimony by miracles of healing, &c., in His name.
31 place was shaken--glorious token of the commotion which the Gospel was to make (
Acts 17:6; compare
Acts 16:26), and the overthrow of all opposing powers in which this was to issue.
they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and spake, &c.--The Spirit rested upon the entire community, first, in the very way they had asked, so that they "spake the word with boldness" (
Acts 4:29,
Acts 4:31); next, in melting down all selfishness, and absorbing even the feeling of individuality in an intense and glowing realization of Christian unity. The community of goods was but an outward expression of this, and natural in such circumstances.
33 with great power--effect on men's minds.
great grace was upon them all--The grace of God copiously rested on the whole community.
35 laid . . . at the apostles' feet--sitting, it may be, above the rest. But the expression may be merely derived from that practice, and here meant figuratively.
36 Joses, &c.--This is specified merely as an eminent example of that spirit of generous sacrifice which pervaded all.
son of consolation--no doubt so surnamed from the character of his ministry.
a Levite--who, though as a tribe having no inheritance, might and did acquire property as individuals (
Deut 18:8).
Cyprus--a well-known island in the Mediterranean.