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Act 19:4. Ἰωάννης, John) After this passage, no mention occurs of John the Baptist in the New Testament. Here at last (at this particular point) he wholly gives place to Christ. This was a great performance of Paul.-μετʼ αὐτὸν) after him.-τουτέστιν εἰς τὸν Χριστὸν Ἰησοῦν, that is, on Christ Jesus[111]) So Paul explained the testimony of John the Baptist.
[111] The word Χοιστὸν, according to the margin of both Editions and the Germ. Vers., ought to be omitted.-E. B.
The word is omitted by ABE Vulg. Memph. and later Syr. Dd read Χριστὸν alone. Rec. Text, without very ancient authority, joins the the two, Χριστὸν Ιησοῦν.-E. and T.