Robertson Word Pictures - Acts 15:12 - 15:12

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Robertson Word Pictures - Acts 15:12 - 15:12


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Kept silence (esigēsen). Ingressive first aorist active of sigaō, old verb, to hold one’s peace. All the multitude became silent after Peter’s speech and because of it.

Hearkened (ēkouon). Imperfect active of akouō, descriptive of the rapt attention, were listening.

Unto Barnabas and Paul (Barnaba kai Paulou). Note placing Barnabas before Paul as in Act 15:25, possibly because in Jerusalem Barnabas was still better known than Paul.

Rehearsing (exēgoumenōn). Present middle participle of exēgeomai, old verb, to go through or lead out a narrative of events as in Luk 24:35; Act 10:8 which see. Three times (Act 14:27; Act 15:4, Act 15:12) Paul is described as telling the facts about their mission work, facts more eloquent than argument (Page). One of the crying needs in the churches is fuller knowledge of the facts of mission work and progress with enough detail to give life and interest. The signs and wonders which God had wrought among the Gentiles set the seal of approval on the work done through (dia) Barnabas and Paul. This had been Peter’s argument about Cornelius (Act 11:17). This same verb (exēgēsato) is used by James in Act 15:14referring to Peter’s speech.