But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”
The Jews tolerated Paul until he plainly preached Christ; then their rage broke out, escalating from opposition to blasphemy as the devil inflames them by degrees. God Himself kindled zeal in Paul's heart when he shook his garments, this was no mere personal anger but a sign of divine vengeance, that His enemies should know they will not escape unpunished for their stubborn contempt of His word.
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Paul left Athens not driven by persecution but by cold reception and little hope of fruit. He came to Corinth, that splendid city, and there worked as a tent-maker, for the Jews rightly taught their sons a trade, and an honest craft is no shame, not even for a scholar bred at Gamaliel's feet.
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Commenting on Acts 18:1-6
When the Jews opposed and blasphemed Christ and his doctrine, Paul shook out his garment as testimony against them. Your blood is upon your own heads, you are authors of your own ruin; but I am clean, having faithfully discharged my duty as preacher. From now I go to the Gentiles, leaving them inexcusable and answerable for their own impenitence and blasphemy.
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