Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
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Gill's Exposition
Then Peter opened his mouth,.... See Gill on Act 8:35.
And said, of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons; which is to be understood, not of the substances of men, but of the…
Barnes' Notes
Then Peter opened his mouth - Began to speak, Mat 5:2. Of a truth - Truly, evidently. That is, I have evidence here that God is no respecter of persons. Is no respecter of persons - The word used here…
Adam Clarke
God is no respecter of persons - He does God esteem a Jew, because he is a Jew; nor does he detest a Gentile because he is a Gentile. It was a long and deeply rooted opinion among the Jews, that God…
We have here Peter's sermon preached to Cornelius and his friends: that is, an abstract or summary of it; for we have reason to think that he did with many other words testify and exhort to this…
Cambridge Bible
Speech of Peter to Cornelius and his friends
34. Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons i.e. I am now fully convinced, from what I have heard of God's angel appearing to Cornelius…
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