ACTS 28:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,”
They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: 'The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your ancestors when he said through Isaiah the prophet:' - Division deepens into disagreement (asymphōnos, asymphōnos-'discord, disagreement'). As the meeting disperses, Paul invokes 'the Holy Spirit' (to pneuma to hagion, to pneuma to hagion) and 'Isaiah the prophet' (prophētēs Ēsaias, prophētēs Ēsaias). His final statement links the gathered Jews to Israel's history and Scripture. The 'truth' (alēthēs, alēthēs-'true') that the Spirit spoke through Isaiah is about to be quoted-the hardening of Israel and the salvation of the Gentiles.
Church Fathers on Acts 28:25
both out of the Law of Moses, and out of the Prophets. And some believed, and some believed not. And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spoke the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see, and not perceive: for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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