Acts 21:27-40 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people… 1. Unholy zeal is more easily occasioned than good works (vers. 27-30). 2. Religious accusations are frequently the result of excitement, and thus liable to be unjust. Giving a new, spiritual interpretation to old rites, customs, etc., is by many stamped as desecration and unbelief (ver. 28). 3. Enthusiastic devotion to duty may entail misapprehension and inconvenience (ver. 27-30). 4. By their endorsements of the deeds of the past men show themselves the "children of their fathers" either for good or for evil (ver. 36). 5. In the best of causes one may be sometimes mistaken for an agent of the worst (ver. 38; Matthew 12:24). 6. Political indifference may be more equitable than ecclesiastical jealousy and rancour (vers. 31-40). 7. God overrules all events in the lives of His servants for the highest purposes. (A. F. Muir, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, |
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