and what first struck his conscience and moved him to repent, we are not told. Some say, as Bengel, that he was a Gentile; and some as Scott, that he was a Jew.—Some think, as Suarez, that he had heard our Lord preach, and seen Him work miracles at some former period.—Some think, as Euthymius, that he had heard our Lord’s answers to Pilate, and been struck by them and so learned to believe in our Lord’s kingdom.—Some think, as Stier, that he was struck by the title put over our Lord’s head on the