11 And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.



Ver. 11. And he continued there] Gr. åêáèéóå, He sat down there a great while, though he met with many discouragements and little love, with loss of love, 2Co_12:15, and unworthy usage, being forced to labour with his hands for a poor living. Howbeit, inasmuch as God had much people there, he, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ, suffered hardship, and sacrificed himself to the service of their faith (Isidore); not seeking theirs but them, and "catching them by craft," 2Co_12:16, as the fox doth the fowls that fall upon him when he feigns himself a dead carcase.