For so hath the Lord commanded us (ουτως γαρ εντεταλτα ημιν ο κυριος). Perfect middle indicative of εντελλω, poetic (Pindar) and l…

For so, etc. Paul, as usual, appeals to the Scriptures to justify his course. He here appeals to the Old Testament, rather than t…

I have set thee to be a light to the Gentiles.—The context of the quotation has to be remembered as showing that St. Paul…

But when the Jews saw the multitude, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and bl…

In response to the Jews’ abuse and blasphemy, Paul and Barnabas asserted their new policy—“To the Jews first, but also to the Gentiles”—a policy th…

As he hath commanded. The passage is taken from Isaiah, where, however, God speaks rather to his Son than to the apostles. But we must not…

For so has the Lord commanded us
For though Christ in his first commi ion restrained his disciples from going into t…

The Jews opposed the doctrine the apostles preached; and when they could find no objection, they blasphemed Christ and his gospel. Commonly, those …