Acts 17:19
“And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they took him,.... Not that they laid hands on him, and carried him away by violence, as a derider of their gods,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And brought him unto Areopagus - Margin, or “Mars’ hill.” This was the place or court in which the Areopagites, the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
They took him, and brought him unto Areopagus - The Areopagus was a hill not far from the Acropolis, already described,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 17:16-21
A scholar that has acquaintance, and is in love, with the learning of the ancients, would think he should be very happy…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And they took him Better, took hold of him. (As R. V.) But there is no need to suppose that any violence was used or…
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