10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks.



Ver. 10. So that all they that dwelt in Asia] Which now (according to the notation of its name) became àùéä Esh-jah, the fire of God: not from the fire which at first they worshipped as God; but from the fire of grace kindled upon the hearth of their hearts, and making them shine as lamps in their lives. Father Latimer, when he was demanded the reason why so much preaching and little practice? answered, Deest ignis, the fire of God is wanting, there is not a coal to warm at. It was otherwise now at Ephesus; all was on a light fire, which opened to St Paul that great door and effectual, 1Co_16:9, so that all they that dwelt in Asia were fired up to a holy contention in godliness.