17. Delivering thee from the people--the Jews.
and from the Gentiles--He was all along the object of Jewish
malignity, and was at that moment in the hands of the Gentiles; yet he
calmly reposes on his Master's assurances of deliverance from both, at
the same time taking all precautions for safety and vindicating all his
legal rights.
unto whom now I send thee--The emphatic "I" here denotes the authority
of the Sender [BENGEL].
JFB.
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