Acts 23:19
“Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went with him aside privately , and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he said, the Jews have agreed to desire thee,.... By the Jews are meant, the Jewish sanhedrim, for the young man had…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Took him by the hand - As an expression of kindness and civility. He did it to draw him aside from the multitude, that…
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
the chief captain took him by the hand The messenger from a Roman citizen was entitled to some consideration, and the…
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