31. ἵνα κ.τ.λ. The two elements in the situation are already marked: (1) rescue of S. Paul from the enemy who thought by one blow to shatter the work, (2) acceptance of the offering and its meaning by the Church in Jerusalem.
τῶν ἀπειθούντων. Cf. Act 14:2 supra, Rom 10:21, Rom 11:30; 1Pe 2:8.