Acts 21:39
“But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus,.... And not that Egyptian; he was not of that country, much less…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
A Jew of Tarsus - A Jew by birth. Of no mean city - Not obscure, or undistinguished. He could claim an honorable birth,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
I am a man which am a Jew - A periphrasis for, I am a Jew. See the note on Act 7:2.
Of Tarsus - no mean city - In the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 21:27-40
We have here Paul brought into a captivity which we are not likely to see the end of; for after this he is either…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus The A. V. does not often follow the Greek so closely as this. And…
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