Act 5:17, 15:5 | JFB | STEP | 17-23. sect of the Sadducees —See on for the reason why this is specified.

Acts 5:17

17-23. sect of the Sadducees—See on Ac 4:1 for the reason why this is specified.

Acts 15:5

3-6. being brought on their way by the church—a kind of official escort.

they passed through Phenice—(See on Ac 11:19).

and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles, and they caused great joy to the brethren—As the converts in those parts were Jewish (Ac 11:19), their spirit contrasts favorably with that of others of their nation.