And behold, at that very moment three men arrived at the house in which we were, sent to me from Caesarea.
We Gentiles sit in darkness until the gospel reaches us, and that is cause for joy. Yet here the Jerusalem church hears this news with shock, as though they had not been commanded to preach to every creature. Pride and bigotry hold fast against the clearest discoveries of divine truth.
AI summary
Commenting on Acts 11:1-18
And behold, immediately,.... The moment the vision was over; there were three men already come unto the house where I was; they stood before the gate, as in Act 10:17 and as the Syriac and Ethiopic here have it, and were inquiring for Peter, whether he lodged there; and these men were sent from Caesarea unto me; the Syriac version adds, "by Cornelius": now this...