Acts 12:3
“And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And because he saw it pleased the Jews,.... That is, as Beza's ancient copy adds, "his stretching out his hands upon the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And because he saw that it pleased the Jews - This was the principle on which he acted. It was not from a sense of…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
He proceeded - to take Peter also - He supposed that these two were pillars on which the infant cause rested; and that,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 12:1-4
Ever since the conversion of Paul, we have heard no more of the agency of the priests in persecuting the saints at…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And because he saw it pleased the Jews Which was so great an object with him. This Josephus notices (Antiq. xix. 7. 3),…
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