Acts 28:6
“Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while , and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen,.... With the venomous bite of the viper; swelling is one of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
When he should have swollen - When they expected that he would have swollen from the bite of the viper. The poison of…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
When he should have swollen - Πιμπρασθαι, When he should have been inflamed: by means of an acrid poison introduced into…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 28:1-10
What a great variety of places and circumstances do we find Paul in! He was a planet, and not a fixed star. Here we have…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen Better (with R.V.) "But they expected that he would have swollen." Such…