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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt:...a mist, and a darkness, and, as he walked about, he begged people to lead him by the hand. Then the Proconsul, seeing what had happened, believed, 12 being struck with amazement at the teaching of the Lord. in distinct and scattered congregations, each probably with its own leader. Symeon Or Simon.' Cp. xv. 14. Possibly the man who bore the cross for Jesus. Who was Herod the Tetrarch's foster-brotker Or 'who had been Herod the Tetrarch's companion in his boyhood.' 4. Down Seleuceia being on the sea-coast, the port of Antioch. 5. Assistant "For the administration of baptism" (Alford). Cp. xix. 22, n. 6. Bar-Jesus I.e. 'son of Joshua.' 8. Ulymas Either an Arabic word, meaning 'the wise man,' or an Aramaic word meaning ' the mighty man.' Prevent.. accepting the faith Lit. 'turn aside.. from the faith.' 10. To misrepresent cVc Lit. 'to distort' (in your representations to those who will listen to you) 'the Lord's straight paths'(i.e. the paths of faith and holinessin which He bids us walk), 11. By the hand Or ' by the arm.' See Matt. xii. io, n.; Acts ix. 8; xii. 7. 12. The teaching of the Lord I.e. either the teaching concerning the Lord. J esus, or that which emanated from Him. r a and the From Paphos, Paul and his party put out to sea 13 Perpukiian and sailed to Perga in Pamphylia. John, how Antioch. cveT, left them and returned to Jerusalem. But 14 they themselves, passing through from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia. Here on the Sabbath day they went into the Speech to6the synagogue and sat down. After the reading of 15 AntJoch tlie aw an(i tne Prophets, tne wardens of the Synagogue sent word to them, "Brethren, if you have anything encouraging to say to the people, speak." So 16 Paul rose, and motioning with his hand for silence, sai...