"They listened to him up to this statement, and then they raised their voices and said, 'Away with such. fellow from the earth for he should not be allowed to live!'"

Sadly, these Jews did not even listen to the Law that they claimed to be upholding. There were many passages in the Law that not only predicted. new covenant (Jeremiah 2:31), but also of salvation being offered to the Gentiles (see Romans 15:9 ff). It looks like they were willing to listen to almost anything expect the truth that God wanted the Gentiles to be His people as well. "For he should not be allowed to live" The verb tense here gives the idea that in their minds Paul should have been put to death. long time ago. Their reaction to Paul's sermon is similar in how other Jews reacted to Jesus and Stephen. Yet the Jewish audience fails to realize that this response is exactly what God had predicted (Acts 22:18-21).

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