All that is said of it is that he 'went into another place.' Probably Luke did not know where he went. It would be prudent at the time to conceal it, and the habit of concealment may have survived the need for it. But two points suggest themselves in regard to the Apostle's flight. There may be a better use for an Apostle than to kill him, and Christ's boldest witnesses are sometimes bound to save themselves by fleeing into another city. To hide oneself 'till the calamity be overpast' may be rank cowardice or commendable prudence. All depends on the circumstances of each case. Prudence is an element in courage, and courage without it is fool-hardiness. There are outward dangers from which it is Christian duty to run, and there are outward dangers which it is Christian duty to face. There are inward temptations which it is best to avoid, as there are others which have to be fought to the death. Peter was as brave and braver when he went and hid himself, than when he boasted, 'Though all should forsake Thee, yet will not I!' A morbid eagerness for martyrdom wrought much harm in the Church at a later time. The primitive Church was free from it. But we must not omit to note that here Peter is dropped out of the history, and is scarcely heard of any more. We have a glimpse of him in chapter xv., at the Council in Jerusalem, but, with that exception, this is the last mention of him in Acts. How little this Book cares for its heroes! Or rather how it has only one Hero, and one Name which it celebrates, the name of that Lord to whom Peter ascribed his deliverance, and of whom he himself declared that 'there is none other Name under heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved.' END OF VOL. I. EXPOSITIONS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE ALEXANDER MACLAREN, D. D., Litt. D. THE ACTS _CHAP. XIII TO END_ CONTENTS TO THE REGIONS BEYOND (Acts xiii. 1-13) WHY SAUL BECAME PAUL (Acts xiii. 9) JOHN MARK (Acts xiii. 13) THE FIRST PREACHING IN ASIA MINOR (Acts xiii. 26-39) LUTHER--A STONE ON THE CAIRN (Acts xiii. 36, 37) REJECTERS AND RECEIVERS (Acts xiii. 44-52; xiv. 1-7) UNWORTHY OF LIFE (Acts xiii. 46) 'FULL OF THE HOLY GHOST' (Acts xiii. 52) DEIFIED AND STONED (Acts xiv. 11-22) DREAM AND REALITY (Acts xiv. 11) 'THE DOOR OF FAITH' (Acts xiv. 27) THE BREAKING OUT OF DISCORD (Acts xv. 1-6) THE CHARTER OF GENTILE LIBERTY (Acts xv. 12-29) A GOOD MAN'S FAULTS (Acts xv. 37, 38) HOW TO SECURE A PROSPEROUS VOYAGE (Acts xvi. 10, 11) PAUL AT PHILIPPI (Acts xvi. 13, R.V.) THE RIOT AT PHILIPPI (Acts xvi. 19-34) THE GREAT QUESTION AND THE PLAIN ANSWER (Acts xvi. 30, 31) THESSALONICA AND BEREA (Acts xvii. 1-12) PAUL AT ATHENS (Acts xvii. 22-34) THE MAN WHO IS JUDGE (Acts xvii. 31) PAUL AT CORINTH (Acts xviii. 1-11) 'CONSTRAINED BY THE WORD' (Acts xviii. 5) GALLIO (Acts xviii. 14, 15) TWO FRUITFUL YEARS (Acts xix. 1-12) WOULD-BE EXORCISTS (Acts xix. 15) THE FIGHT WITH WILD BEASTS AT EPHESUS (Acts xix. 21-34) PARTING COUNSELS (Acts xx. 22-85)