John Bengel Commentary - Acts 22:3 - 22:3

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John Bengel Commentary - Acts 22:3 - 22:3


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Act 22:3. Ἐγω, I) By this defence the cry is refuted of which ch. Act 21:28 treated. For the weightiest reasons, and in a peculiar way, Paul speaks so much as he does concerning himself in this passage and ch. Act 26:4-5. Comp. 1Pe 2:9.-μὲν, indeed) There follows δὲ but, in Act 22:6.-ἀνὴρ, a man) This speech has a singular degree of ἐνάργεια and distinctness.-παρὰ τοὺς πόδας, at the feet) Again in turn, the teacher is said to be from the head [a capite, at or on the head] of his disciple: 2Ki 2:3, “The Lord will take away thy master from thy head to-day.” The teacher sits: the disciple sits in a lower place, or else stands; sometimes disciples even prostrated themselves.-ἀκρίβειαν, the truth, the accurate or perfect manner) the choice (carefully sought out) mode of teaching, peculiar to the Pharisees: ch. Act 26:5.-ζηλωτὴς τοῦ Θεοῦ, zealous towards God) ζηλωτὴς is a word intermediate between a good and bad sense: ζηλωτὴς Θεοῦ, one zealous towards God, is used as ζῆλος Θεοῦ, a zeal of God, or a zeal towards God, Rom 10:2. Both passages have some degree of Mimesis [allusion to the language or sentiments of another, whom we are refuting]: for the Jews thought, that they gave honour to God in proportion as they detracted (derogated) from Jesus Christ.-καθὼς, even as) A conciliatory argument.-ὑμεῖς, ye) ch. Act 21:28; Act 21:36.