Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Acts: Chapter 13]
proselytes) followed (\•kolouth•san\, ingressive aorist active
indicative of \akolouthe•\) Paul and Barnabas to hear more
without waiting till the next Sabbath. So we are to picture Paul
and Barnabas speaking (\proslalountes\, late compound, in N.T.
only here and 28:20) to eager groups. {Urged} (\epeithon\).
Imperfect active of \peith•\, either descriptive (were
persuading) or conative (were trying to persuade). Paul had great
powers of persuasion (18:4; 19:8,26; 26:28; 28:23; 2Co 5:11; Ga
1:10). These Jews "were beginning to understand for the first
time the true meaning of their national history" (Furneaux), "the
grace of God" to them.
13:44 {The next Sabbath} (\t•i erchomen•i sabbat•i\). Locative
case, on the coming (\erchomen•i\, present middle participle of
\erchomai\) Sabbath. So the best MSS., though some have
\echomen•i\ (present middle participle of \ech•\ in sense of
near, bordering, following as in Lu 13:33; Ac 29:15). {Almost}
(\schedon\). Old word, but in N.T. only here, Ac 19:26; Heb
9:22. {Was gathered together} (\sun•chth•\). First aorist
(effective) passive indicative of \sunag•\, old and common verb.
The "whole city" could hardly all gather in the synagogue.
Perhaps Paul spoke in the synagogue and Barnabas to the overflow
outside (see verse 46). It was an eager and earnest gathering
"to hear (\akousai\, first aorist active infinitive of purpose)
the word of God" and a great opportunity for Paul and Barnabas.
The Codex Bezae has it "to hear Paul." It was the new preacher
(Paul) that drew the big crowd. It was a crowd such as will later
hang on the words of John Wesley and George Whitfield when they
preach Jesus Christ.
13:45 {The Jews} (\hoi Ioudaioi\). Certainly not the proselytes
of verse 43. Probably many of the Jews that were then
favourably disposed to Paul's message had reacted against him
under the influence of the rabbis during the week and evidently
on this Sabbath very many Gentiles ("almost the whole city," "the
multitudes" \tous ochlous\) had gathered, to the disgust of the
stricter Jews. Nothing is specifically stated here about the
rabbis, but they were beyond doubt the instigators of, and the
ringleaders in, the opposition as in Thessalonica (17:5). No
such crowds (\ochlous\) came to the synagogue when they were the
speakers. {With jealousy} (\z•lou\). Genitive case of \z•los\
(from \ze•\, to boil) after \epl•sth•san\ (effective first aorist
passive indicative of \pimpl•mi\). Envy and jealousy arise
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