Acts 9:32 - Exposition

Went for passed, A.V.; all parts ( διὰ πάντων ) for all quarters, A.V. All parts . Afford, following Meyer, understands "through all the saints," which is scarcely so well. The current of St. Luke's narrative is here temporarily diverted from St. Paul, in order to trace that portion of St. Peter's apostolic work, which led immediately to that opening of the door of faith to the Gentiles in which Peter was to have the priority in point of time ( Matthew 16:18 , Matthew 16:19 ), but Paul the chief burden of labour and danger ( Galatians 2:7-9 ; Romans 11:13 ), and which was also the main subject of St. Luke's history. He came down ; Lydda (afterwards called Diospolis, now Ludd), being more than half-way between Jerusalem and the sea-coast at Joppa.