References:
- Quick Review
- Former Saul - Gal 1:13-14
- See Acts 7:57-8:1
- See Acts 26:9-11
- Redeemed and restored Paul - vss 15-16a
- See Eph 1:3-14
- Compare 1:Pet 1:18-20
- The Christians in Judea praised God because of Paul (1:22-24)
- Paul receives acceptance and recognition 2:1-10
- Pre-2:1-10 background
- Saul’s conversion (Acts 9:1-25)
- Saul sent to Tarsus (9:26-31)
- Barnabas and Saul team up (Acts 11:19-30)
- 2:1-3 - Fourteen Years
- In Syria and Cilicia
- Circumcision vs Titus (THE question)
- In vain - κενός (ken-os')
- empty, vain, devoid of truth
- of words/ideas which contain nothing (Eph 5:6; Col 2:8; 1 Cor 15:14)
- of men (recall the parable of the vineyard)
- empty handed
- without a gift
- metaph. destitute of spiritual wealth, of endeavours, labours, acts, which result in nothing, vain, fruitless, without effect
- 2:4-5 - ill intentioned skeptics
- To spy - κατασκοπέω (kat-as-kop-eh'-o) only here in the NT
- from κατά - against, and σκοπός - mark or goal
- See Phil 3:14 and compare to these intentionally contrary skeptics who want others to miss the mark
- 2:6-8 - nothing to add
- James, the brother of Jesus
- Cephas (Peter)
- John the elder (1, 2, 3 John)
- 2:9-10 - an important handshake
- The right hand
- Of fellowship (koinonia)
