20. showed . . . to them of Damascus, and at Jerusalem —omitting Arabia; because, beginning with the Jews, his object was to mention first the places where his former hatred of the name of Christ was best known: the mention of the Gentiles, so unpalatable to his audience, is reserved to the last. repent and return to God, and do works meet for repentance —a brief description of conversion and its proper fruits, suggested, probably, by the Baptist's teaching ( Luke 3:7 ; Luke 3:8 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-21" class="com-number"
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