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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:29

Verse 29− 29.Being astonished, he fell down. This keeper was no less brought under with fear to show obedience to God than with the miracle prepared. − (215) Hereby it appeareth what a good thing it is for men to be thrown down from their pride, that they may learn to submit themselves to God. He was hardened in his superstitions; therefore, he might with a lofty stomach − (216) have despised whatsoever Paul and Silas should have said, whom he had reproachfully − (217) thrust into the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:30

Verse 30− 30.Sirs, what must I do? He doth so ask counsel, that he showeth therewith that he will be obedient. By this we see that he was thoroughly − (219) touched, so that he was ready to do what they should command him, whom not many hours before he had bound uncourteously. The wicked oftentimes when they see wonders, though they tremble for a time, yet are they straightway made more obstinate, as it befell Pharaoh, ( Exodus 8:8;) at least they are not so tamed that they give over... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:31

Verse 31− 31.Believe in the Lord Jesus. This is but a short, and, to look to, a cold and hungry definition of salvation, and yet it is perfect to believe in Christ. For Christ alone hath all the parts of blessedness and eternal life included in him, which he offereth to us by the gospel; and by faith we receive them, as I have declared, ( Acts 15:9.) And here we must note two things; first, that Christ is the mark − (221) whereat faith must aim; and, therefore, men’s minds do nothing else but... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:33

Verse 33− 33.He was baptized, and all his household. Luke doth again commend the godly zeal of the keeper, that he did consecrate all his whole house to the Lord; wherein doth also appear the grace of God, in that he brought all his whole family unto a godly consent. And we must also note the notable exchange: he was of late about to murder himself, because he thought that Paul and the rest were escaped; but now laying aside all fear, he bringeth them home. − (223) So that we see how faith... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:34

Verse 34− 34.He rejoiceth that he believed. The external profession of faith was before commended in the jailer; now the inward fruit thereof is described. When he did lodge the apostles, − (225) and was not afraid of punishment, but did courteously entertain them in his own house, otherwise than he was enjoined by the magistrate, he did testify that his faith was not idle. And that joy whereof Luke speaketh in this place is a singular good thing, which every man hath from his faith. There is... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:35

Verse 35− 35.When it was day. The question is, how it came to pass that the judges did so suddenly change their purpose? The day before they had commanded that Paul and Silas should be bound with fetters, as if they meant to punish them cruelly, now they let them go free. At least, if they had heard them, it might have been that the knowledge of the cause had brought them to be more gentle and better minded. − (227) But it appeareth that, forasmuch as the matter stood as yet still in one... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:37

Verse 37− 38.They were afraid, because they were Romans. They are not once moved with the other point, because they had handled innocents cruelly without discretion; − (234) and yet that was the greater reproach. But because they did not fear that any man would punish them, they were not moved with God’s judgment. This is the cause that they do carelessly pass over that which was objected concerning injury done by them, only they are afraid of the officers − (235) of the Romans, and lest they... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:40

Verse 40− 40.When they saw, etc. They were desired to part presently; yet it became them to regard the brethren, lest the tender seed of the gospel should perish, and undoubtedly they would have tarried longer if they had been suffered, but the prayers and requests of the magistrates were imperious and armed, which they are enforced to obey. Nevertheless, they foreslow [neglect] not their necessary duty, but they exhort the brethren to be constant. And whereas they went straight to Lydia, it... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 16:14-40

The day that looked like the day of small things. It may be said, indeed, that "the kingdom came not with observation" into Europe. To the silence, modesty, and unostentatiousness of its first steps, nothing seems wanting. The notoriety came, again, not from the studied purpose of its heralds, who did their bidding in so pacific a manner, but from the vain attempt to crush them. Let us notice in some detail what we know from the present passage of Christianity's very first rooting of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 16:16-39

An illustrious triple triumph of Christianity. Soft as the step with which Christianity entered the fair fields of Europe, and kindly as the welcome given to it then, its uniform lot was not long in making its appearance. It soon wakens close attention, it rouses strong opposition, it vindicates its genius and rights, and the luster of its moral victory must often have been felt by the faithful apostles enough of itself to compensate for the persecutions and sufferings they encountered.... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:29

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:30

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:31

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:33

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:34

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:35

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:37

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 16:40

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 16:14-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 16:16-39

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