Acts 8:23
“For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then answered Simon, and said,.... Whose conscience might be touched, and smote with what Peter had said; and he might…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For I perceive - That is, by the act which he had done. His offer had shown a state of mind that was wholly inconsistent…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The gall of bitterness - A Hebraism for excessive bitterness: gall, wormwood, and such like, were used to express the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 8:14-25
God had wonderfully owned Philip in his work as an evangelist at Samaria, but he could do no more than an evangelist;…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity The preposition inmakes a great…
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