^  xxii  10  :  cp.  vii  52,  iii  14.  '  The  words  thou  shall  be  a  witness  are  the

BAme  (in  the  singular)  as  those  addressed  to  the  Eleven  in  i  8.  '  S.  Paal

oonstantly  speaks  of  Christians  as  having  received  the  gift  of  the  Spirit  at  some
definite  moment,  as  in  II  Cor  i  22,  v  5,  Gal  iii  2.  This  must  cover  his  own  ex-
perience, and  he  would  be  referring  in  his  own  case  to  this  moment.  In  I  Cor
vi  11  he  describes  the  process  thus  :  ye  were  washed  (from  your  sins  in  the  blood  of
Christ),  ye  were  sanctified  (by  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost),  ye  were  justified  (accepted
AS  rignteouB  children  by  the  Father).  *  It  is  not  necessary  to  suppose  that

the  recovery  of  sight,  baptism,  and  gift  of  the  Spirit,  aU  took  place  at  once  at  this
interview.  The  word  arise  (xxii  10)  seems  to  imply  some  definite  change  of  scene
and  action  (cp.  v  17,  viii  26).  Baptism  required  some  open  confession  of  faith  in
the  name  of  Jesus  (viii  37)  which  is  intimated  in  calling  upon  his  name  (Greek  aorist).
In  any  case  some  witnesses  would  have  been  required  for  such  an  event  as  the  baptism
of  Saul.  It  is  quite  possible  then  that  the  baptism  and  laying  on  of  hands  took
piaee  at  some  gathering  of  the  disciples  and  was  followed  by  their  '  breaking  of
bread '  together.  On  the  other  hand  we  have  the  sadden  baptisms  of  the  eannoh
and  the  Philippian  jailor.
