Acts 22:1
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you. The Defense (22:1-21) Men, brethren, and, fathers - more simply, 'Brethren and fathers,' "hear ye my defense which I make now unto you.... [ Continue Reading ]
Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you. The Defense (22:1-21) Men, brethren, and, fathers - more simply, 'Brethren and fathers,' "hear ye my defense which I make now unto you.... [ Continue Reading ]
(AND WHEN THEY HEARD THAT HE SPAKE IN THE HEBREW TONGUE TO THEM, THEY KEPT THE MORE SILENCE: AND HE SAITH,) _ (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue (see the note at _) to them, they kept the more silence. THEY COULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD HIM IN GREEK, AND DOUBTLESS FULLY EXPECTED THE... [ Continue Reading ]
I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. I am verily a man which am a Jew ('I am a Jew'), born i... [ Continue Reading ]
And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. And I persecuted this ('the') way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons ...... [ Continue Reading ]
AS ALSO THE HIGH PRIEST DOTH BEAR ME WITNESS, AND ALL THE ESTATE OF THE ELDERS: FROM WHOM ALSO I RECEIVED LETTERS UNTO THE BRETHREN, AND WENT TO DAMASCUS, TO BRING THEM WHICH WERE THERE BOUND UNTO JERUSALEM, FOR TO BE PUNISHED. _ As also the high priest (still alive, it seems) doth bear me witnes... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. 7. And it came to pass ...... [ Continue Reading ]
__ And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THIS VERSE.... [ Continue Reading ]
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. AND I ANSWERED, WHO ART THOU, LORD? AND HE SAID UNTO ME, I AM JESUS OF NAZARETH ('JESUS THE NAZARENE,') WHOM THOU PERSECUTEST.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. AND THEY THAT WERE WITH ME SAW INDEED THE LIGHT, AND WERE AFRAID. _ The external evidence against this last clause is strong, but besides that there is nearly equal authority for... [ Continue Reading ]
And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. And I said ... I came into Damascus.... [ Continue Reading ]
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there. One would not know from this description of Ananias that he was a Christian at all,... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee - studiously linking the new economy upon the old, as but the sequel of it, both having one... [ Continue Reading ]
_ _ FOR THOU SHALT BE HIS WITNESS UNTO ALL MEN OF WHAT THOU HAST SEEN AND HEARD. For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.... [ Continue Reading ]
And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. AND NOW WHY TARRIEST THOU? ARISE AND BE BAPTIZED AND WASH AWAY THY SINS AND NOW WHY TARRIEST THOU? ARISE, AND BE BAPTIZED, AND WASH AWAY THY SINS, [ _ baptisai (_ G907) kai ( G2532 ) apolousa... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance; And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to Jerusalem - for the first time after his conversion; see the note at : _ Even (rather 'and') while I prayed in the temple - thus... [ Continue Reading ]
AND SAW HIM SAYING UNTO ME, MAKE HASTE, AND GET THEE QUICKLY OUT OF JERUSALEM: FOR THEY WILL NOT RECEIVE THY TESTIMONY CONCERNING ME. And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me.... [ Continue Reading ]
And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee: And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting [unto his death]. (The bracketed words are too weakly suppo... [ Continue Reading ]
_ And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. _ And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence [ makran ( G3112)] - 'far away' Unto the Gentles. On this thrilling dialogue between the Redeemer and His chosen vessel-nowhere else related-see the note a... [ Continue Reading ]
And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live. AND THEY GAVE HIM AUDIENCE UNTO THIS WORD, AND THEN LIFTED UP THEIR VOICES, AND SAID, AWAY WITH SUCH A FELLOW FROM THE EARTH; FOR IT... [ Continue Reading ]
AND AS THEY CRIED OUT, AND CAST OFF THEIR CLOTHES, AND THREW DUST INTO THE AIR, _ And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes_ - `tossed their garments' (their cloaks), And threw dust into the air - IN TOKEN OF RAGE.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CHIEF CAPTAIN COMMANDED HIM TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE CASTLE, AND BADE THAT HE SHOULD BE EXAMINED BY SCOURGING; THAT HE MIGHT KNOW WHEREFORE THEY CRIED SO AGAINST HIM. _ The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging_ - according t... [ Continue Reading ]
And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned? And as they bound him with thongs, [proeteinan, ( G4385), or - proeteinon ( G4385) auton ( G846) tois ( G3588) himasin (G2438)] - 'were stretching h... [ Continue Reading ]
When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this When the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man is a Roman. WHEN THE CENTURION HEARD THAT, HE WENT AND TOLD THE CHIEF CA... [ Continue Reading ]
_ _ Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? - showing that his being of Tarsus, which he had told him before ( ), DID NOT NECESSARILY IMPLY, AT LEAST IN HIS ESTIMATION, THAT... [ Continue Reading ]
And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free born. And the chief captain answered, With a great sum obtained I this freedom. ROMAN CITIZENSHIP WAS BOUGHT AND SOLD IN THE REIGN OF CLAUDIUS WE KNOW, AT A HIGH PRICE: AT A SUBSEQUENT DATE, FOR... [ Continue Reading ]
Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. THEN STRAIGHTWAY THEY DEPARTED FROM HIM WHICH SHOULD HAVE EXAMINED HIM: AND THE CHIEF CAPTAIN ALSO WAS AFRAID, AFTER HE KN... [ Continue Reading ]
On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them. On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty whe... [ Continue Reading ]