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Jesus which is called Justus (Iēsous ho legomenos Ioustos). Another illustration of the frequency of the name Jesus (Joshua). The surname Justus is the Latin Justus for the Greek Dikaios and the Hebrew Zadok and very common as a surname among the Jews. The name appears for two others in the N.T. (Act 1:23; Act 18:7).
Who are of the circumcision (hoi ontes ek peritomēs). Jewish Christians certainly, but not necessarily Judaizers like those so termed in Act 11:3 (hoi ek peritomēs. Cf. Act 15:1, Act 15:5).
These only (houtoi monoi). “Of the circumcision” (Jews) he means.
A comfort unto me (moi parēgoria). Ethical dative of personal interest. Parēgoria is an old word (here only in N.T.) from parēgoreō, to make an address) and means solace, relief. A medical term. Curiously enough our word paregoric comes from it (parēgorikos).