* "These words are an early testimony of eye-witnesses to the truth of St. John's gospel : they may have been admitted from the margin into the text." Newcome.

Grotius and Le Clerc reject this whole chapter: but Wetstein admits it.

"Hammond considers the two last verses as the attestation of the Asiatic bishops; at whose request Eusebius affirms that John wrote his gospel.

"Dr. Owen thinks that from xai oidaμev, in ver. 24, to the end of ver. 25, is an early addition, perhaps a very early one, by another hand. Bowyer, 4to." Newcome.

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convened together, they asked
him, saying, "Master, wilt thou
at this time restore the kingdom
to Israel?" 7 But he said to
them, "It is not for you to
know the times or seasons,
which the Father, by his own
authority, hath appointed. 8 But
ye shall receive power, by the
coming of the holy spirit upon
you and ye shall be witnesses
to me, both in Jerusalem, and
in all Judea, and in Samaria,
and to the uttermost part of the
earth." 9 And when he had
spoken these things, while they
beheld him, he was lifted up;
and a cloud received him out of
their sight. 10 And on his being
taken up, as they were looking
earnestly toward heaven,
hold, two men stood by them
in white apparel; 11 who also
said, "Ye men of Galilee, why
stand ye looking toward hea
ven? this Jesus, who is taken
up from you into heaven, will
come again in the same manner
as ye have seen him go into
heaven."

12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath-day's journey. 13 And when they were come, they went into an upper room, where they usually abode; both Peter and James and John and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. 14 All these stedfastly continued with one

Newcome.

+ Gr. went in and out among us.

consent in prayer, with certain
women, and Mary the mother
of Jesus, and [with] his breth-

ren.

15 AND in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, (whose number then present was about a hundred and twenty,) 16 and said "Men, Brethren, it was necessary for [that] scripture to be fulfilled, which the holy spirit spake by the mouth of David, concerning Judas, who was guide to those that seized Jesus; 17 inasmuch as he was numbered among us, and had his part allotted him in this ministry." 18 (Now this man, as we may say, bought a field with the reward of this inbe-iquity; and falling down, he burst in the midst, so that all his bowels gushed out :* 19 and it was known to all who dwelt in Jerusalem; so that the field was called, in their own dialect, Aceldama, that is, The field of blood. 20 "For it is written in the book of Psalms, 'Let his habitation be desolate; and let no one dwell therein.' And, Let another take his office.' 21 Out of those men, therefore, who have been with us all the time that the Lord Jesus was amongst us,† 22 from the time when he was baptized by John, to the day of his being taken up from us, one should be appointed with us for a witness of his resurrection." 23 Then they set apart two; Joseph, called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

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*18, 19. "These verses may be considered as the words of St. Luke, the historian: and from the phrase in their own dialect, compared with Col. iv. 11, 14, some infer that Luke was a gentile."

"Thou Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men, appoint one of these two, whom thou hast chosen for thyself, 25 to take the allotment of this ministry, and apostleship, from which Judas separated himself, that he might go to his own place.' 26 And their lots were cast: and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

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24 And they prayed, saying, | dialect, in which we were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judeat and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, 10 in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers from Rome, both Jews and proselytes. 11 Cretans also and Arabians; we hear them speaking in our own tongues the wonderful works of God." 12 And they were all amazed, and doubted; saying one to another, "What can this mean?" 13 But others, scoffing, said, "These men are full of new wine."

CH. II. 1 NOW when the day of Pentecost was come, they were all, with one consent, in the same place, 2 and suddenly, there came from heaven a sound, as of a rushing mighty wind; and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3 And they saw, as it were, tongues of

14 But when Peter and the eleven had stood up, he lifted up his voice, and said to them, fire, distributing themselves," Ye Jews, and all ye who dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my words. 15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose; since it is but the third hour of the day. 16 But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel, 17 And it shall come to pass in the latter days, saith God, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18 and on my

and sitting upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with a holy spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the spirit gave them utterance. 5 Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem, Jews, religious men, out of every nation under heaven. 6 And when this report was spread abroad, the multitude came together, and were perplexed, because every one heard them speaking in his own dialect. 7 And they were [all] amazed, and wondered,

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saying one to another, "Be-men-servants, and on my maidhold, are not all these who servants I will pour out my speak Galileans? 8 How then spirit in those days; and they hear we every man in our own I shall prophesy: 19‡ and I will

The Syriac, according to the Latin of Tremellius, runs thus; "à quo separavit se lihudah, ut abiret in locum suum." This sense of the word is justified by the LXX Exod. xxxii. 8, where it is rendered turned aside; "they have turned aside out of the way which," &c.-"from which Judas turned aside, that &c.

"India, Idumea, Cilicia, Bithynia, Lydia; are different eonjectures." Newcome. 19,20. "These verses refer to the destruction of Jerusalem." Newcome.

show wonders in heaven above, | plainly speak to you of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is amongst us to this day. 30 Wherefore, being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins he would place successors on his throne; 31 he foresaw this, and spake concerning the resurrection of Christ; that he was not left in hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus, God hath raised up; of which all we are witnesses. 33 Having therefore been exalted to the right hand of God, and having receiv ed from the Father, the promise of the holy spirit, he hath poured out this, which ye now see and hear. 34 For David hath not ascended into the heavens: but he himself saith, Jehovah said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 35 until I make thine enemies thy footstool.' 36 Wherefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made this same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ."

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́and signs on the earth beneath;
blood, and fire, and vapour of
smoke. 20 The sun shall be
turned into darkness, and the
moon into blood, before the
great and signal day of the
Lord come.
21 And it shall
come to pass, that whosoever
shall acknowledge the name of
the Lord, he will be preserv-
ed.'* 22 Ye men of Israel, hear
these words: Jesus of Nazareth,
proved to you to be a man
from God, by mighty works,
and wonders, and signs, which
God did by him, in the midst
of you, as ye yourselves [also]
know; 23 him, being delivered
up to you by the determinate
counsel and foreknowledge of
God, [ye have taken; and] by
wicked hands, ye have crucified
and slain : 24 whom God hath
raised up, having loosed the
bands of death; because it was
not possible that he should be
holden by them. 25 For David
speaketh concerning him, I
saw the Lord always before
me; for he is on my right
hand, so that I cannot be mov-
ed. 26 Wherefore my heart re-
joiced, and my tongue was glad:
moreover my flesh also will
rest in hope; 27 because thou
wilt not utterly forsake my soul
in hades; nor suffer thy holy
one to see corruption. 28 Thou
hast made known to me the
ways of life; thou wilt make
me full of joy with thy coun-

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tenance.'

29" Men, brethren, let me

37 NOW when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter, and to the rest of the apostles, "Men, brethren, what shall we do?" 38 Then Peter said to them "Reform, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the holy spirit. 39 For the promise is to you, and to

"The providence of God preserved the Christians, at the time when such unexampled cala mities befel the Jews." Newcome.