The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 17:24
The God for God, A.V. (surely a change for the worse); he being Lord for seeing that he is Lord, A.V. Made with hands ( χειροποιήτοις ) ; see the same phrase in Mark 14:5 , Mark 14:8 ; Acts 7:48 ; Hebrews 9:11 . St. Paul applies it, too, to the circumcision made with the knife, as distinguished from that wrought by the Holy Spirit ( Ephesians 3:11 ). It is frequent in the LXX . It is a striking instance of St. Paul's unflinching boldness and fidelity to the truth,... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 17:23-32
The gospel's kindly encounter with novel foes. The opportunity now presented to Paul he must at once have recognized to be one of the grandest and most critical of his career. He was for a while separated from his two loved companions, and was permitted to face his work alone in the long-time metropolis of the world's learning, grace, and art. We are perhaps to understand that Paul somewhat sensitively felt his position to be one of a special kind of responsibility. It was certainly none... read more