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It happened, as Peter went throughout all those parts, he came down also to the saints who lived at Lydda.
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Peter's Pastoral Tour
Commentators note that this verse begins a section focused on Peter's active, traveling ministry. He wasn't a stationary leader but was 'passing through all quarters' to visit and strengthen scattered believers. This demonstrates a model of hands-on apostolic care for the growing church.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
To the saints. To the Christians.
Which dwelt at Lydda. This town was situated on the road from Jerusalem to Caesarea Phil…
Lydda (Λυδδα). In O.T. Lod (1 Chronicles 8:12) and near Joppa. Later Diospolis.
19th Century
Anglican
As Peter passed throughout all quarters.—The plan of the writer, arranging his materials, leads him from this point of Acts 12:18 …
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Lydda was located twenty-five miles northwest of Jerusalem, at the crucial intersection of the highways from Egypt to Syria and from coastal Joppa …
16th Century
Protestant
Luke sets down how the Church was increased by miracles. And he recounts two miracles: that a man who had been bedridden for eight years, having pa…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, as Peter passed through all quarters , &c.] The Arabic version reads, "all the foresaid places"…
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Christians are saints, or holy people; not only the eminent ones, as Saint Peter and Saint Paul, but every sincere professor of the faith of Christ…
