Paul] Saul, as a Roman citizen, had the well-known Roman name Paul. It is here introduced, because the apostle, for the first time, comes into intimate contact with the Roman world. The name Saul in Gk. has the ridiculous sense of 'waddling.' Observe that from this point Paul becomes a more prominent figure than Barnabas. Filled with the Holy Ghost] This miracle of wrath was justified by a special revelation.

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