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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ...the verb from the former part of the sentence. 45. Which also our fathers, that came after, brought in with Jesus iv xai urnyuyov Staiafiitoi oi Trcnifii Yifau fxtTa Iiio-ou: which also our fathers, holding it by succession, brought with Joshua. The ark was handed down through a succession of priests or judges from Joshua to David. Here, as in Heb. iv. 8, it is desirable to distinguish between Jesus and Joshua, though the names are the same in the Greek. 55. 56, Heaven, the heavens to oupo, Toi oupanit?: ihe heavens, heaven. TVe must put singular for plural, and plural for singular, to express the Hebraism. 60. He fell asleep txotr: he entered on Ids rest, or died. CH. vin. 4. 5. Therefore they that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word. Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria ol pn ovt $mo"napwTtt $tn6av.... dnXtTrn-o; St KtntlQuv: then they that were scattered went about.... and Philip went down. These two sentences form a whole. Their connection is marked by the particles pn and St. 10. This man is the great power of God oiro; tortr i A't"-t.: nv Qtov i Kfzfavpwn ptyahn: this man is the power of God, which is called great. The word xa.hovtrn is inserted in the best manuscripts. 11. He had bewitched them with sorceries rat; pety'tca; tt'crTa.xwa.i at/Tct/; he had astonished them with his magic. As Simon may have belonged to the sect called Magians, it is important to keep the Greek word 'Magic' in the translation. The Greek article before the word 'Magic' here has the force of the English pronoun. 16. Only they were baptized/3faTrrio-/jsK/t vvf%ot: they had been baptized. 20. Thy money perish with thee To apjpvptov o-ov nn erot fj ft; avuXEta: thy silter...