So Paul departed from among them.
and so Paul went forth from the midst of them,
At that, Paul left the Areopagus.
Thus Paul went out of their midst.
Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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"So Paul departed from among them." How? Having persuaded some, but being mocked by others.
Theophylact of Ohrid· Commentary on Acts, 1107patristic
So Paul departed from among them.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
So Paul departed - Seeing there was little hope of saving them. It was not his custom to labor long in a barren field, or to preach where there was no prospect of success.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical
So Paul departed--Whether he would have opened, to any extent, the Gospel scheme in this address, if he had not been interrupted, or whether he reserved this for exposition afterwards to earnest inquirers, we cannot tell. Only the speech is not to be judged of as quite complete.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
