Which is now accordingly performed. For God having raised this Christ again, hath by our preaching his resurrection first to you over all your cities, sent him again in a most gracious manner to bless his enemies, to do all the good to them imaginable, to work upon the most obdurate crucifiers, and [d] in turning away] It is matter of some question whether the ἀποστρίφειν, turning, refer to Christ or the Jews. It may fitly refer to Christ turning them by his grace, and so blessing them. But Œcumenius refers it to the Jews, εἰ ἄρα καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐλοῖσθε ἐπιστρίψαι, if ye And a general astonishment surprised men to see first those strange operations of the Holy Ghost, ver. 4, (a consequent of which was this wonderful accession of converts, ver. 41.) And withal the apostles did many miracles of very different sorts, some of cures, and some of exemplary severities, and thereby came to have a very great authority among all that heard it, ch. v. 5. 44, 45. And all that received the faith assembled together for the service of God, observed constant times of public prayers, and receiving the sacrament of the Lord's supper, (see note [c] ch. i.,) the richer communicated their goods to the poorer as freely as if they had been theirs.