Acts 17:8
“And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they heard these things.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they troubled the people, and the rulers of the city,.... Fearing some revolution would be made, and some new king,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And they troubled the people - They excited the people to commotion and alarm. The rulers feared the tumult that was…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And they troubled the people and the rulers - It is evident that there was no disposition in either the people or the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 17:1-9
Paul's two epistles to the Thessalonians, the first two he wrote by inspiration, give such a shining character of that…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And they troubled the people i.e. spread alarm among them at the prospect of insurrection, and made them eager to punish…