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Acts 23:20

as though they would inquire The oldest MSS. give "as though thou wouldest inquire." It is more probable that this older reading was altered to agree with the plural in Acts 23:15, than that the plural was changed into the singular. It was natural enough for the speaker among the Zealots to say to the chief priests "as though ye would inquire," and it is equally natural that Paul's nephew, speaking to the chief captain, who had control of the whole proceedings, should say "as though thouwouldest inquire."

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    HAVE AGREED. agreed. Greek. _suntithemi._ Here, Acts 24:9; Luke 22:5.John 9:22. DESIRE. Same as "prayed", Acts 23:18. ENQUIRE. Same as "aske

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    PAUL IS CHEERED BY A VISION. THE JEWS CONSPIRE TO KILL HIM...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    g. The plot for Paul's life and his escape. Acts 23:12-30. Acts 23:12 And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink...

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    See notes on verse 17...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The plot Revealed:...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

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  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Acts 23:20 And G1161 said G2036 (G5627) G3754 Jews G2453 agreed G4934 (G5639) ask G2065 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    And so Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day (Acts 23:1). Paul was indeed a remarkable man. As Paul is writing to...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 23:12; Acts 23:15; Daniel 6:5; Psalms 12:2...

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