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…

27 For those which dwelt in Jerusalem, and their rulers, seeing that they knew him not, neither the voices of the prophets which are read every Sabbath day: when they had condemned him, they fulfilled them. 28 And when they had found no cause of death in him, they desired Pilate that he would crucify him. 29 And after that they had, fulfilled all things which were written of him, when they had taken him down from the tree, they put him in a tomb. 30 But God raised him up from the dead. 31 Who appeared many days to those which went up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem who are his witnesses to the people.

27 For those which dwelt in Ierusalem, and their rulers, seeing that they knewe him not, neither the voices of the prophetes which are read euery Sabboth day: when they had condemned him, they fulfilled them. 28 And when they had found no cause of death in him, they desired Pilat that hee would crucifie him. 29 And after that they had, fulfilled all things which were written of him, when they had taken him downe from the tree, they put him in a tombe. 30 But God raised him vp from the dead. 31 Who appeared many dayes to those which went vp with him from Galilee to Ierusalem who are his witnesses to the people.

27 He doth wisely and in due time prevent an offence which might have been a great hinderance to their faith. For Jerusalem was Gods sanctuary, the kings seat, the fountain of truth, and the light of all the whole world, but Christ was put to death there. Furthermore, nothing could seem more absurd to look too, then to receive him, who was cast out of the temple of God: and to seek the doctrine of salvation any where else, then there whence God himself had testified it should come. Moreover by believing in Christ they seemed to make a departure from the church. And therefore this one objection was strong enough to refute all Paul his sermon, why doest thou force upon us under colour of Gods covenant, a man whom the principal part of the holy people condemned? This objection doth Paul answer, least it hinder the course of the Gospel. And not that only, but he tu•neth it also to the contrary part. For seeing that the author of life was despised & rejected at Jerusalem, Paul exhorteth the men of Antioch, at least those who among them feared God, that they receive him so much the more joyfully. For this doth the casual word declare: as if he should have said, seeing that Jerusalem knew not her good, it behoveth you to be the more awaked and inflamed, least the same unthankfulness and frowardness be found in you.