When the Jews were gone out Or rather, while they were going out, as the original expression means; of the synagogue For probably many of them, not bearing to hear him, went out before he had done speaking; the Gentiles Many of whom, it seems, were assembled on this occasion; besought that these words Or the same doctrines; might be preached to them the next sabbath Greek, εις το μεταξυ σαββατον, in the intermediate sabbath That is, says Bengelius, “the sabbath that should occur within the remaining days about to be spent by Paul and Barnabas at Antioch.” But Grotius is confident that the reading ought to be, μεταξυ σαββατων, medio tempore inter duo sabbata, in the intermediate time between the two sabbaths, or in the course of the ensuing week; Mondays and Thursdays, or the second and fifth days of the week, being times in which the pious Jews were accustomed to meet together in the synagogue for the study of the law, in compliance, says Lightfoot, with the appointment of Ezra. It seems, however, to be fully determined, by Acts 13:44, that our version gives the true sense of the expression: and Capellus and Whitby have shown that it is not an unexampled manner of speaking. And when the congregation was broken up Or dispersed; many of the Jews also, and religious proselytes Seriously impressed by what they had heard; followed Paul and Barnabas Desirous to receive farther instructions from them, or attached themselves to them as disciples; who, speaking to them More familiarly; persuaded them to continue in the grace of God That is, in the faith into which they were brought by the grace of God.
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Acts 13:42-43
42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the nextb sabbath.
43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.