Acts 22:14

The God of our fathers, &c. Ananias spake naturally as one Jew to another. At the commencement of the Christian Church there was no thought of a rupture with Judaism, and nothing is more to be noticed in the Acts than the gradual advance made by the Apostles and their companions in apprehending what the result of their mission would be.

hath chosen thee The verb, which is found only in the Acts in the N. T., has the sense of committing a work into anyone's hands. So Rev. Ver." appointed."

that thou shouldest know his will For this reason it is that St Paul so often in the commencement of his Epistles speaks of himself as an Apostle according to the willof God. 1 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Ephesians 1:1; Colossians 1:1, &c. The whole passage Ephesians 1:1-11 is a comment on this clause.

and see that Just One Rev. Ver." see the righteous One," i.e. Jesus, called "the Holy One and the Just" (Acts 3:14) and "the Just One" (Acts 7:52), in both which places the R. V.reads "Righteous," thus connecting all the passages with 1 John 2:1, "We have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous."

and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth Rev. Ver." a voice from, &c." In this way Paul was taught of Jesus as the other Apostles.