So they (αυτο μεν ουν). They themselves indeed therefore. No contrast is necessary, though there is a slight one in verses 5,6. Lu…

Being sent forth by the Holy Ghost. Having been called to this work by the Holy Spirit, and being under his direction.

Departed …

Being sent forth by the Holy Ghost.—The words may be only a summing up of the result of the previous facts, but looking t…

Luke now begins the account of the missioners’ outreach to Cyprus, Pamphylia, and the southern portion of Galatia. While the church confirms in its…

Being sent out by the Holy Ghost. There is no mention made here of the election made by the Church, because it was altogether a divine cal…

So they being sent forth of the Holy Ghost
This is said, lest it should be thought they were sent by men; it was the…

Satan is in a particular way busy with great men and men in power, to keep them from being religious, for their example will influence many.