his resurrection. witness with us of teach us, and to rule us, as a Master disciples, even from the time that John baptized him, (presently after which, Jesus began to call and gather disciples, John i. 43, and Matt. iv. 12. 17, 18, and Mark i. 17,) till his assumption to heaven: that so he may be taken into the apostleship (see ver. 8.) to perform that which Judas should have done, that is, go and preach the gospel (now much more confirmed by the miracle of Christ's rising from the dead) in those cities and parts which were (or had been, if he had not thus dealt) assigned Judas. 23 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who 23. And the eleven, to whom this speech was adwas surnamed Just- dressed, ver. 15, 16, pitched upon, and proposed two, us, and Matthias. leaving it to the lots to decide which of them it 24 And they pray- should be, Joseph ed, and said, Thou, Lord, which know 24. And the apostles prayed and said, O Lord, that est the hearts of all knowest the secrets of all hearts, be thou pleased to men, 13 shew whether direct the lot to him whom of these two thou hast of these two thou chosen, hast chosen, 25 That he may 25. That he may take that part of the charge take part of this mi- (which did, or should have belonged to Judas, but nistry and apostle- was deserted and forsaken by him) and so betake ship, from which Ju- himself to the discharge of it. das by transgression fell, that he might other for Matthias: and Matthias being chosen by 26. And they put in two lots, one for Joseph, ango to [k] his own place. the lots, was received in to make up the number of 26 And they gave the twelve apostles, and to perform that office which forth their lots; and belonged to him as such, (see ver. 22,) viz. to preach the lot fell upon Mat- Christ, and testify that he was risen from the dead, thias; and he [7]was and was by that declared to be the Messias, or Son of God in power. numbered with the eleven apostles. CHAP. II. AND when the 1. On the approach of the Lord's day following the day of Pentecost 'was sabbath, on which the Jewish Pentecost was celebrat[a] fully come, they ed, they were (all the apostles together) assembled cord in one place. at the service of God, in their accustomed place. 2 And suddenly (See ch. i. 13, and note [c]). were all with one ac from heaven as of there came a sound And whilst they were so employed, suddenly a rushing mighty they heard a great noise come down from heaven, like wind, and it filled all that of a mighty boisterous wind, (to note the efficacy the house where they of this Spirit of God now descending,) and it came were sitting. into the upper room where they were assembled, and 3 And there ap- filled all the room. cloven tongues like 3. And there was an appearance of somewhat, like as of fire, and it sat flaming fire, lighting on every one of them, which upon each of them. divided asunder, and so became the resemblance of 13 point out of these two one whom, ἀνάδειξον ἐκ τούτων τῶν δύο ἕνα δν, &c. 14 to go, πορευθῆναι. 1 was come. 2 violent wind brought, or coming, pepoμévns πvons Bialas. peared unto them terance. 4 And they were tongues, with that part of them which was next their all filled with the heads, divided, or cloven: (see note [k] Matt. iii.) Holy Ghost, and be4. And they were endued every one with gifts gan to speak with other tongues, as the of the Holy Ghost-that of speaking with tongues, Spirit gave them "ut- which they never had learnt, and other miraculous powers, this coming of the Holy Ghost bestowed on 5 And there 4. were them. dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout abiding at Jerusalem many Jews, that came up to men, out of every that feast of Pentecost, and likewise proselytes, (see nation under heaven. ver. 10,) which had come from several nations of all 6 Now when this quarters of the world to worship the true God at the multitude came Jerusalem. (See note [e] Matt. xxiii., and note [a] together, and were John xii.) was noised abroad, b confounded, because band were astonished, because they being of several that every man heard nations, every of them heard the apostles speak the them speak in his language of his nation. own language. 7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilæans? с 8 And how hear we every man in our own с men born in Galilee, and that have lived there all their times? 8. And how doth every of us hear them speak every tongue, wherein we of those languages which are native to us? were born? 9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judæa, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers Rome, 5 Jews and proselytes, of 11 Cretes and Ara bians, we do hear d d them speak in our preaching the doctrine of Christ, and the great tongues the wonder- things which God hath wrought by him and on him, of us in our own language. ful works of God. 12 And they were every all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, 6e What meaneth this? 13 Others mocking • This certainly abodes some great matter. 3 to speak, ἀποφθέγγεσθαι. τε καί. 4 were abiding, κατοικοῦντες. 5 both Jews and, 'lovdaîo 6 What will this be ? Τί ἂν θέλοι τοῦτο εἶναι ; said, These men are f full of 7 new wine. 14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judæa, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, & be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: 15 For these are f drunk, and that infuses this faculty into them. g I make it known, or proclaim it to you, 15. That these men are not drunk, as ye say, for it not drunken, as ye is but nine in the morning, the time of morning praysuppose, seeing it is ers, to which the Jews generally came fasting: (see note [a] Matt. xii.) but the third hour of the day. 16 But this is that 16. But the truth is, that which is now done is the which was spoken by completion of a famous prophecy, Joel ii. 28; the prophet Joel; 17 And it shall come 17, 18. In the days of the Messias, saith God, to pass in the [b]last there shall be a most remarkable effusion of the days, saith God, I Spirit of God upon men of all ranks and qualities, will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: enabling them which were never brought up in the and your sons and schools of the prophets to go and preach the gospel your daughters shall of Christ in every city, (and this was fulfilled in the prophesy, and your descent of the Holy Ghost upon the disciples, sendyoung men shall see visions, and your old ing them to preach, and fitting them with the gift of shall dream prophecy, and of tongues, both as a miracle to beget faith, and as a means to speak intelligibly to men of 18 And on my ser- all languages.) men dreams : vants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy : the earth beneath; 19 And I will shew 19-21. And after that there shall be many fearful wonders in heaven stupendous sights and prodigies, and many great above, and signs in slaughters in Judæa, as forerunners and presignificablood, and fire, and tions of the great famous destruction (see Matt. iii. vapour of smoke : 11, 12.) which shall befall this people (foretold by 20 The sun shall Christ, Matt. xxiv., see note [a] Heb. x.) for their be turned into dark- crucifying of Christ, and from which the only way to into blood, before rescue any is to repent and acknowledge Christ, that great and not- which to gain men to was the design of the coming able day of the Lord of the Holy Ghost, John x. 8. ness, and the moon come: 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord 9 shall be saved. 7 sweet wine. 8 that abide. 9 shall escape, σωθήσεται. 22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; h Jesus of Nazareth, This Jesus of Nazareth being demonstrated to be a man 10approved of sent from God by the mighty works which by him God among you by miracles and wonGod hath done among you, all which you know to be ders and signs, which true, and of which ye yourselves are witnesses: God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know: minate counsel and slain : 23 Him, being de- 23. Him, being permitted by God to fall into your livered by the deter- hands, God withdrawing that protection which was foreknowledge of necessary to have preserved him from them, (and God, ye have taken, this by his decree, that he should lay down his life and by wicked hands for his sheep, in order to that great design of man's have crucified and salvation, toward which he did by his foreknowledge 24 Whom God hath discern this the fittest expedient,) ye apprehended and crucified most wickedly: raised up, having loosed the [c]pains 24. But God hath raised him again, delivering him of death: because it from the power of death, not suffering him to conwas not possible that tinue dead, the goodness of God being engaged in this, not to suffer an innocent person (so unjustly and 25 For David speak- unthankfully handled by the Jews) to lie under death, eth concerning him, and, besides many other things, the prophecies of him I foresaw the Lord necessarily requiring that he should not. he should be holden of it. face, for he is on my always before my 25. For of him saith David, Psalm xvi. 8, I waited right hand, that I and looked with all affiance and confidence on God, should not be moved: for he is my defender, so as to keep me from miscar26 Therefore did my rying: heart rejoice, and my 26. For this, my glory, that is, my tongue (because tongue was glad; that is the member, the instrument of glorifying God) flesh shall rest in shall rejoice, and my flesh shall rest confident: moreover also my hope: 27 Because thou 27. For though I die, yet shalt thou not leave me wilt not leave my so long dead as that my body should be putrefied, soul in 12hell, neither that is, thou shalt raise me from death before the third Holy One to see cor- day be past. wilt thou suffer thine ruption. 28 Thou hast made 28. Thou hast cheered me and abundantly refreshknown to me the ed me with thy favour. ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy coun tenance. 29 Men and bre 29. Let me therefore speak to you freely and withthren, let me freely out any reservedness (see note on John vii. 13.) conspeak unto you of the patriarch David, cerning that David that thus spake, that he died like that he is both dead other men, and had a solemn interment, and we still 10 marked out by Gud, ἀπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ ἀποδεδειγμένον. 11 the bands. 12 hades, adov. and buried, and his have his monument to shew, from whence he never sepulchre is with us rose. unto this day. 30 Therefore being 30. And therefore not speaking of himself, but by a prophet, and know- way of prediction of the Messias, knowing that he ing that God had should infallibly spring from his loins, that was to be sworn with an oath to him, that of the prince and ruler of his church; fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; 31. This speech of his was prophetic, referring to this resurrection of Christ, whereupon it is said, that 31 He seeing this his soul should not continue in state of separation before spake of from the body: in which state though it were for a Christ, that his soul while, yet it continued not so long, till the body was was not left in hell, corrupted, that is, not the space of seventy-two hours, neither his flesh did or three days. the resurrection of see corruption. 32. And accordingly hath God raised up Christ 32 This Jesus hath within that space of time, within three days, and all God raised up, whereof we all are witnes- we apostles are eyewitnesses of it. ses. having received of 33. Being therefore assumed to his regal state and 33 Therefore being office in heaven, and God having performed to him 13 by the right hand (as all his other, so peculiarly) this promise made to of God exalted, and him, of giving him power to send the Holy Ghost, he the Father the pro- hath accordingly now sent him, and this prodigy mise of the Holy which ye now see and hear is an effect of that, viz., Ghost, he hath shed the speaking with tongues, which the hour before they forth this, which ye understood not. now see and hear. 34 For David 14 is 34, 35. For this cannot be interpreted of David not ascended into the himself, though he spake it in his own person, for he heavens: but he saith never went to heaven bodily, and so cannot be said himself, The LORD to be exalted to God's right hand, while his enemies said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right are made his footstool; but he speaks of him of hand, whom this was to be verified, as of his Lord, The 35 Until I make thy Lord, saith he, said to my Lord, Psalm cx. 1. foes thy footstool. 36. This great important truth therefore I now pro36 Therefore let all claim unto you, that that Christ whom ye Jews have know assuredly, that crucified God the Father hath raised up, and by asGod hath made that suming him to his right hand, settled him there, as a same Jesus, whom ye head of his church, instated him in the true kingly have crucified, both office of the Messias. the house of Israel Lord and Christ. 37. Upon these words of Peter they had great 37 Now when they heard this, they compunction, and as men that were willing to do any were pricked in their thing to rescue themselves from the guilt of so horheart, and said unto rible a sin, as crucifying the Messias, they cried out Peter and to the rest most passionately to Peter and the rest of the apostles and brethren, what that were present, beseeching their directions what to do in this case. of the apostles, Men shall we do? 13 exalted to the right, rî deè̟iậ v¥wbeís. 14 went not up, oùê åvéßn. |