And these signs shall follow them that believe
Not all of them, but some; and not always, only for a time; and
which were necessary for the confirmation of the Gospel, and the
establishment of Christianity in the world; and not only
believing hearers, but believing ministers of the word, are
chiefly designed; and this is said, for the encouragement both of
those that preach the Gospel, and of them that hear, believe and
obey. The Persic version, contrary to all others, reads, "ye
shall show signs and wonders to them that believe not"; see (
1
Corinthians 14:22 ) .
In my name shall they cast out devils;
so the Apostle Paul dispossessed the damsel, that had a spirit of
divination; commanding the spirit, in the name of Jesus Christ,
to come out of her, and it did; and evil spirits also went out of
others, through his means, by the power of Christ, ( Acts 16:18 ) ( 19:12 ) ; and this power
continued for a considerable time among the saints: the phrase
"in my name", is in the Arabic version, joined to the word
"believe", in the preceding clause; and is omitted in the Persic
version, but is rightly retained by all others in this place; for
by the power and authority of Christ, and not their own, and by
calling upon, and making use of his name, such miraculous
operations were wrought by the apostles:
they shall speak with new tongues:
or languages, not such as were new made, and had never been heard
and known before; but foreign languages, such as they had never
learned, or were able to speak, or understood before; and this
not only did the apostles on the day of pentecost, but even
common believers at other times, ( Acts 2:4 Acts 2:6 Acts 2:11 ) ( Acts 10:45 Acts 10:46 ) ( 1
Corinthians 12:10 1
Corinthians 12:28 1
Corinthians 12:30 ) ( 1
Corinthians 14:13 1
Corinthians 14:18 1
Corinthians 14:26 1
Corinthians 14:27 ) .
