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He said to me, `Depart, for I will send you forth far from here to the Gentiles.`"
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God's Redirecting Providence
Commentators highlight that Paul's personal desire was to preach in Jerusalem. However, Jesus explicitly redirects him, commanding him to leave the city where his testimony was rejected. This serves as a powerful reminder that God's providential plan may differ from our own, and we must trust His guidance to place us where we can be most effective for His kingdom.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he said to me, Depart. Because the Christians at Jerusalem would not receive him.
Far hence. Paul traveled far in the …
I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles (Εγω εις εθνη μακραν εξαποστελω σε). Future active of the double (εξ, out, απο,…
19th Century
Anglican
I will send thee . . .—It may be noted, in connection with the question discussed in the Note on Acts 22:17, that these w…
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Paul’s commission at Damascus to be God’s witness “to all men” was reaffirmed and amplified in a vision he received as he was praying in the temple…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said to me, depart At once from Jerusalem, and out of the land of Judea:
for I will send you fa…
The apostle goes on to relate how he was confirmed in the change he had made. The Lord having chosen the sinner, so that he should know his will, h…
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