Envy At the Success of the Gospel
K. Gerok. Acts 13:42-52 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles sought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.… A witness — I. AGAINST THE ENVIOUS. 1. Their secret pride. 2. Their evil conscience. 3. Their internal unhappiness. II. FOR THE ENVIED. There must be something in it. 1. A truth which cannot be denied. 2. A good against which we cannot contend. 3. A blessedness which cannot be mocked away. (K. Gerok.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. WEB: So when the Jews went out of the synagogue, the Gentiles begged that these words might be preached to them the next Sabbath.