And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.
And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all [quarters]. Our translators seem here to have inserted a wrong supplement, as what follows makes it pretty clear that not places, but persons, are meant. The historian's object is to inform us that the apostle made a tour of inspection on visitation among all the disciples throughout the country. The supplement, therefore, if any were needed, should be, 'as Peter passed through all' (the disciples),
He came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. But no supplement is required, "as Peter passed through all" х dia (G1223) pantoon (G3956)] being rendered quite intelligible by the next clause. (So the Vulgate, Calvin, Beza, and nearly every modern interpreter.) Lydda is (says Robinson) some 10 or 12 miles southeast of Joppa-the same as the Hebrew Lod (Ezra 2:33; Nehemiah 7:37); and the Greek Diospolis.