SEV Biblia, Chapter 22:18
Y le vi que me decía: Date prisa, y sal prestamente fuera de Jerusaln; porque no recibirn tu testimonio acerca de mí.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 18. And I saw him saying unto me , etc.] That is, the Lord Jesus Christ, that just One, whom he had seen in his way to Damascus, and whose voice he had heard, and whose name he had called upon at his baptism: make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem : not because his life was in danger, but because Christ had work for him to do elsewhere, which required haste; and that he might not continue here useless and unprofitable, as he would have been, had he staid; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me ; Christ the omniscient God, and the searcher of the hearts, knew the hardness and unbelief of the Jews; and that they would continue therein, notwithstanding the ministry of the apostle; and that they would give no credit to any testimony of his, that he saw him, as he went to Damascus, and heard words from his mouth. The Ethiopic version renders it without the negative, for they will receive thee, my witness concerning me; as if Christ sent the apostle away in all haste from Jerusalem, lest he preaching there, the Jews should believe and be healed; compare with this ( Matthew 13:14,15). Very likely this interpreter might be induced to leave out the negative, as thinking that the apostles reasoning in the following words required such a sense and reading.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 12-21 - The apostle goes on to relate how he was confirmed in the change he ha made. The Lord having chosen the sinner, that he should know his will he is humbled, enlightened, and brought to the knowledge of Christ an his blessed gospel. Christ is here called that Just One; for he is Jesus Christ the righteous. Those whom God has chosen to know his will must look to Jesus, for by him God has made known his good-will to us The great gospel privilege, sealed to us by baptism, is the pardon of sins. Be baptized, and wash away thy sins; that is, receive the comfor of the pardon of thy sins in and through Jesus Christ, and lay hold of his righteousness for that purpose; and receive power against sin, for the mortifying of thy corruptions. Be baptized, and rest not in the sign, but make sure of the thing signified, the putting away of the filth of sin. The great gospel duty, to which by our baptism we ar bound, is, to seek for the pardon of our sins in Christ's name, and i dependence on him and his righteousness. God appoints his labourer their day and their place, and it is fit they should follow his appointment, though it may cross their own will. Providence contrive better for us than we do for ourselves; we must refer ourselves to God's guidance. If Christ send any one, his Spirit shall go along with him, and give him to see the fruit of his labours. But nothing can reconcile man's heart to the gospel, except the special grace of God.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ ιδειν 1492 5629 V-2AAN αυτον 846 P-ASM λεγοντα 3004 5723 V-PAP-ASM μοι 3427 P-1DS σπευσον 4692 5657 V-AAM-2S και 2532 CONJ εξελθε 1831 5628 V-2AAM-2S εν 1722 PREP ταχει 5034 N-DSN εξ 1537 PREP ιερουσαλημ 2419 N-PRI διοτι 1360 CONJ ου 3756 PRT-N παραδεξονται 3858 5699 V-FNI-3P σου 4675 P-2GS την 3588 T-ASF μαρτυριαν 3141 N-ASF περι 4012 PREP εμου 1700 P-1GS
Robertson's NT Word Studies
22:18 {Saw him saying} (idein auton legonta). The first visit after his conversion when they tried to kill him in Jerusalem (#9:29). {Because} (dioti, dia and hoti), {for that}.
