Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Acts 15:14-17
Simeon—a Hebrew variation of Simon, as in II Peter 1:1; (Greek), the Jewish and family name of Peter.
hath declared how God at the first—answering to Peter's own expression "a good while ago" (Acts 15:7).
did visit the Gentiles to take out of them—in the exercise of His adorable sovereignty.
a people for his name—the honor of his name, or for His glory.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Acts 15:14:
Song of Solomon 8:9
James 1:1
2 Peter 1:1
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