Acts 13:16
“Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then Paul stood up,.... Not so much that he might be heard; or merely out of reverence and respect to the rulers, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Men of Israel - Jews. The design of this discourse of Paul was to introduce to them the doctrine that Jesus was the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Men of Israel - Ye that are Jews by birth; and ye that fear God - ye that are proselytes to the Jewish religion. In this…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 13:14-41
Perga in Pamphylia was a noted place, especially for a temple there erected to the goddess Diana, yet nothing at all is…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Paul's speech at Antioch
16. beckoning with his hand Cp. Act 12:17, where it is explained that the gesture is to procure…
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