Foreordained (προωρισεν). First aorist active indicative of προοριζω, "They rise above sight and seem to see the Hand which 'shape…

For to do, etc. (See Barnes on Acts 2:23 and Acts 3:18).

The facts which are presented in these verses are among the most remarkabl…

To do whatsoever thy hand. . . .—The great problem of the relationship between God’s purpose an…

How strangely this doctrine of predestination comes in just there! They are singing of the wickedness of men, and the triumph which God gains over …

The church’s response to the apostles’ release was a spontaneous outburst of praise, psalmody, and petition. It begins (v.24) by addressing God as …

That they might do. I have already explained for what purpose this is spoken: that the kingdom of Christ was so far from being overrun by …

For to do whatsoever your hand
It was not the end of their gathering together against Christ, or it was not their intention an…

Christ's followers do best in company, provided it is among themselves. It encourages God's servants, both in doing their work and in enduring suff…