Acts 24:7
“But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
But the chief captain Lysias came upon us,.... Suddenly, and at unawares, immediately, and with great haste, before they…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
But the chief captain ... - Tertullus pretends that they would have judged Paul righteously if Lysias had not…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
With great violence - Μετα πολλης βιας, I rather think, means with an armed force. Tertullus intimates that Lysias…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 24:1-9
We must suppose that Lysias, the chief captain, when he had sent away Paul to Caesarea, gave notice to the chief…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
But the chief captain Lysias If this verse be an interpolation, it differs from others in the Acts very greatly. In…