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But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. EXEGETICAL (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES) Expositor's Greek Testament.
Bible commentaries, summaries, and meanings for each chapter of the King James Bible (KJV). Four commentaries are currently available: Matthew Henry's Commentary, Pulpit Commentary, Gill's Exposition, and Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers.
David Guzik commentary on Ezekiel 23 describes the sins and judgment of Samaria and the kingdom of Israel, and Jerusalem and the kingdom of Judah.
Jerusalem (Acts 1:1 —8:4), Judaea and Samaria (8:5—11:18), and the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 11:19 to the end of Acts). There were the most excellent reasons underlying Jesus' command that the gospel should first be proclaimed in Jerusalem.
Acts 1:4. συναλίζομενος: a strong array of modern commentators renders “eating with them,” following the Vulgate convescens illis (so both A. and R.V. in margin, and Wycl. and Rhem.).
4 On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. 5 For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
Benson Commentary. Mark 4:1-9. And he began to teach by the seaside — See notes on Matthew 13:1-17. He taught them many things by parables — After the usual manner of the eastern nations, to make his instructions more agreeable to them, and to impress them the more upon attentive hearers.
