gave him audience. were listening to him. As in Acts 22:7, the verb followed by the Genitive case shows that they followed what he was saying.
word. Greek. logos. App-121. The thought of Gentiles on an equality with Jews was intolerable.
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lifted up, &c. Compare Acts 2:14; Acts 14:11.
Away. See note on John 19:15.
earth. Greek. ge. App-129.
fit. Greek. katheko. Only here and Romans 1:28. To teach the Gentiles that the Messiah of the Jews was. crucified malefactor was an outrageous offence to the orthodox Jew (1 Corinthians 1:23).