The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated…The commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated…

6 And when they gainsaid him, and railed upon him, shaking his garments, he said unto them, Your blood be upon your own head, I will go henceforth clean unto the Gentiles. 7 And going thence, he entered into the house of a certain man named Justus, a worshipper of God, whose house joined to the Synagogue. 8 And Crispus the chief ruler of the Synagogue believed in the Lord with all his household: and many of the Corinthians which heard, believed, and were baptized. 9 And the Lord said by night by a vision to Paul, Fear not: but speak, & hold not thy peace. 10 Because I am wit thee, and no man shall lay hand on thee to hurt thee: because I have much people in this city. 11 And he remained there a year and six months, teaching them the word of the Lord.

6 And when they gainsaid him, and railed vpon him, shaking his garments, hee said vnto them, Your blood be vpon your owne head, I will goe hencefoorth clean vnto the Gentiles. 7 And going thence, he entred into the house of a certaine man named Iustus, a worshipper of God, whose house ioyned to the Synagogue. 8 And Crispus the chief ruler of the Synagogue beleeued in the Lord with al his housholde: and manie of the Corinthians which heard, beleeued, and were baptized. 9 And the Lord said by night by a vision to Paul, Feare not: but speake, & hold not thy peace. 10 Because I am wit thee, and no man shall lay hande on thee to hurt thee: because I haue much people in this citie. 11 And hee remained there a yeere and sixe monethes, teaching them the worde of the Lorde.

6 When they gainsaid. The Jews suffered Paul after a sort until he came unto the manifest preaching of Christ. And here brake out their rage. And we must note the speech: that they go from gainsaying unto blaspheming and railing. For it falleth out thus for the most part, when men take to themselves such liberty, that the devil doth inflame them by little & little unto greater madness. For which cause we must take good heed, that no wicked lust or desire, provoke us to resist the truth: & above all let that horrible judgement terrify us, which the Spirit of god thundereth out by the mouth of Paul against all rebels, For undoubtedly in that Paul by shaking his garments gave some token of detestation,