使徒行傳 19:12-13 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:8-17

The spiritual, the supernatural, and the natural. The faithful labors of Paul in the synagogue of the Jews and the room of Tyrannus, the unusually extensive employment of the miraculous, and the discomfiture of the exorcists suggest to us— I. THAT THE SUPERNATURAL IS TO BE SUBORDINATED TO THE SPIRITUAL . ( Acts 19:8-12 .) We remember how our Lord refused to gratify the unworthy craving for signs and wonders in his day: "There shall no sign be given to this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:8-20

Work of Paul at Ephesus. Here we have the victory of the Divine Word over the power of falsehood and evil in the minds of men. Such episodes show on a small scale what the effect of the evangelical leaven is in the world on a large scale. I. THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL SEEN IN THE ACTIVITY OF PAUL . It becomes a two-edged sword in his hand against all the powers of darkness. Three months' continuous preaching of great evangelical truths may lay the foundation of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:8-20

(or Acts 19:20 ) . Triumphs of the gospel at Ephesus. Asiatic character of the superstitions prevalent Dark. degraded mysterious Amulets and charms. Magical words. Exorcism. Not merely among the lower classes, but throughout the city. A dead man said to have spoken from the funeral pile. A wrestler with magic scroll round his body always victorious. Magic an elaborate, abstruse, difficult science, contained in learned books, studied for many years. Notice, therefore— I. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:11-12

"Special miracles." Under ordinary circumstances this description of miracles wrought by God by the hands of Paul might be liable to the supposition is here that it is found. And when we look a moment beneath the surface we discover ample justification for the epithet applied to these miracles. Let us observe— I. IN WHAT THE SPECIALTY OF THESE MIRACLES CONSISTS . We are taught the answer in one verse. 1. They are wrought without the laying on of the hands of Paul,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:12

Insomuch for so, A.V.; unto the sick were carried away from his body for from his body were brought unto the sick, A.V.; went out for went out of them, A.V. and T.R. From his body ( χρωτός ) ; literally, the skin, but used here by St. Luke for the body, in accordance with the usage of medical writers "from Hippocrates to Galen" (Hobart). Handkerchiefs ; σουδάριον , the Latin word sudarium, properly a cloth for wiping off the sweat. It is one of those words, like ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:13

But certain also for then certain, A.V.; strolling for vagabond, A.V.; name for call, A.V.; the evil for evil, A.V.; I for we, A.V. and T.R. Strolling ( περιερχομένων ) ; going their rounds from place to place, like strolling players or like peddlers. The words should be construed together, " strolling Jewish exorcists." That certain Jews in our Savior's time exorcised evil spirits appears from Matthew 12:27 ; Luke 9:49 . We learn also from Josephus, 'Ant.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:13-17

The prompt exposure and punishment of human iniquity by an evil spirit. Of the character of these exorcists there can be no doubt Their deceiving and iniquitous profession was one for gain, and gain only was in their hearts. With less hesitation even than Simon Magus ( Acts 8:18 , Acts 8:19 ), they propose to themselves to take their chance at least in using and abusing the "glorious and fearful Name." And they suffer for their blasphemous and profane attempt. Notice— I. THE ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 19:12

So that from his body - That is, those handkerchiefs which had been applied to his body, which he had used, or which he had touched. An instance somewhat similar to this occurs in the case of the woman who was healed by touching the hem of the Saviour’s garment, Matthew 9:20-22.Unto the sick - The sick who were at a distance, and who were unable to go where he was. If it be asked why this was done, it may be observed:(1) That the working of miracles in that region would greatly contribute to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 19:13

The vagabond Jews - Greek: Jews going about - περιερχομένων perierchomenōn. The word “vagabond” with us is now commonly used in a bad sense, to denote “a vagrant; a man who has no home; an idle, worthless fellow.” The word, however, properly means “one wandering from place to place, without any settled habitation, from whatever cause it may be.” Here it denotes “those Jews who wandered from place to place, practicing exorcism.”Exorcists - ἐξορκιστῶν exorkistōn. This word properly denotes... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 19:11-12

Acts 19:11-12. And God To add the greater efficacy and success to this important doctrine; wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul Who, as he abode longer at Ephesus than at any other city we read of, so he wrought more and greater miracles than in any other. So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs, or aprons Greek, σουδαρια η σιμικινθια , sudaria vel semicinctia. These two words, originally Latin, have been differently rendered, but the etymology of the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:8-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:8-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:8-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:11-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 19:13-17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 19:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 19:13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 19:11-12

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