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but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy."
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Commentators note that the churches in Judea had never met Paul personally; they only heard reports about him. The news of his radical transformation—from a persecutor of the church to a preacher of the very faith he tried to destroy—was so powerful that it spread widely. This highlights how a life genuinely changed by God's grace can be a potent witness, even to those who only hear about it from a distance.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But they had heard only, etc. They had not seen me; but the remarkable fact of my conversions had been reported to them. It was a fact tha…
They only heard (μονον ακουοντες ησαν). Periphrastic imperfect, "They were only hearing from time to time."
That on…
19th Century
Anglican
Had heard.—Rather, were hearing.
The faith.—Not quite, yet, “the body of Christian doctrine,” whi…
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The word “only” (v.23) suggests that after his conversion, Paul dropped so completely from sight that he was almost forgotten. The only report hear…
16th Century
Protestant
Which once he destroyed. This does not mean that faith may actually be destroyed, but that he lessened its influence on the minds…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But they had heard only What they knew of the apostle was only by hearsay; they had never seen him, nor heard him pr…
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St. Paul was wonderfully brought to the knowledge and faith of Christ. All who are savingly converted, are called by the grace of God; their conver…
13th Century
Catholic
After showing that he did not receive the Gospel from any human source before or at the time of his conversion, the Apostle now proves that he did …
