‏ Acts 13:42

 And as they went out ( Εξιοντων δε αυτων ). Genitive absolute with present active participle of  εξειμ, to go out, old verb, in the N.T. only in Ac 12:42; 17:15; 20:7; 27:43. As they (Paul and Barnabas) were going out with all the excitement and hubbub created by the sermon.

 They besought ( παρεκαλουν ). Imperfect active, inchoative, began to beseech. The Textus Receptus inserts wrongly  τα εθνη (the Gentiles) as if the Jews were opposed to Paul from the first as some doubtless were. But both Jews and Gentiles asked for the repetition of the sermon ( λαληθηνα, first aorist passive infinitive object of  παρεκαλουν with accusative of general reference).

 The next Sabbath ( εις το μεταξυ σαββατον ). Late use (Josephus, Plutarch, etc.) of  μεταξυ ( μετα and  ξυν = συν ) in sense of after or next instead of between (sense of  μετα prevailing). Note use of  εις for "on" or "by."

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