Acts 23:15
“Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait,.... Paul might have a sister living in Jerusalem; or this her…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Ye, with the council - With the concurrence or request of the Sanhedrin. It was only by such a request that they had any…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him - We shall lie in wait, and despatch him before he can reach the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 23:12-35
We have here the story of a plot against the life of Paul; how it was laid, how it was discovered, and how it was…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Now therefore ye with the council, &c. Rev. Ver. "do ye," to mark more clearly the imperative. The chief priests and…
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