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Act 9:31. Ἐκκλησία, the Church) So ch. Act 16:5, as to the churches, they “were established in the faith, and increased in number daily.” [The Singular number is emphatic.-Not. Crit.]
[59]-καθʼ ὅλης, κ.τ.λ., throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria) Recapitulation.-εἰρήνην, peace) after that Saul, the principal persecutor, was converted.-πυρευομένη) So ὑπάγητε, Joh 15:16, where see note [as הלך of progress, not in reference to place, but to time and degree]. In both passages there is an Hendiad. So ἐπορεύετο χεὶρ τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ, Jdg 4:24.-φόβῳ-παρακλήσει, in the fear-comfort) An excellent blending. Comfort, peace internal: εἰρήνη, peace external, with the fear of the Lord, the dread of men being taken away.-ἐπληθύνετο, was multiplied) in the number of believers.
[59] Ee and later Syr. support the Plural αἱ ἐκκλησίαι of Rec. Text. But the best authorities, ABC Vulg. Syr. Memph. and Theb. have ἡ ἐκκλησία.-E. and T.