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Acts 23:27

Acts 23:27
This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law,.... As about the resurrection of the dead, and a future state,…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Should have been killed of them - Was about to be killed by them. The life of Paul had been twice endangered in this…

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

This man was taken of the Jews The verb implies a seizure or arrest. It is used (Mat 26:55; Mar 14:48) of the party of…

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