John Bengel Commentary - Acts 1:24 - 1:24

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John Bengel Commentary - Acts 1:24 - 1:24


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Act 1:24. Σὺ, Thou) Thou Thyself. It was necessary that an apostle should be called by an immediate call of God. They invoke Jesus as Lord; Act 1:21 : for it was His province to choose an apostle; Act 1:2, ch. Act 9:17, Act 26:16, Jesus to Saul, “I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness;” Joh 6:70, “Have I not chosen you Twelve?”-καρδιογνῶστα, who knowest the hearts) The heart, in the case of a minister of the Gospel, ought to be right: ch. Act 8:21; 2Co 1:12; 1Th 2:4. The heart it is which causes that the one should be preferred to the other, who was at least equally good, judging outwardly.-πάντων, of all) even of these two.-ἀνάδειξον, show) This was effected by the issue of the actual casting of lots. Jesus often appeared after the resurrection: and yet He did not then confer the apostle-ship on Matthias; but after the Ascension.