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Acts 22:21

Acts 22:21
And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And as they cried out,.... In this furious manner:

and cast off their clothes; either like madmen, that knew not what they did, or in order to stone him; see Act 7:57.

and threw dust into the air…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

And he said unto me, Depart - Because the Christians at Jerusalem would not receive him. Far hence - Paul traveled far in the pagan nations. A large part of his ministry was spent in remote countries,…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles - This was the particular appointment of St. Paul: he was the apostle of the Gentiles; for, though he preached frequently to the Jews, yet to preach the…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Acts 22:3-21

Paul here gives such an account of himself as might serve not only to satisfy the chief captain that he was not that Egyptian he took him to be, but the Jews also that he was not that enemy to their…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

I will send thee far hence, &c. Rev. Ver."will send thee forth far hence, &c." We need not understand the command as implying that the Apostle's missionary labours were to begin from that moment, but…