And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar.
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Barnes' Notes
Named Agabus - This man is mentioned but in one other place in the New Testament. In Act 21:10-11, he is referred to as having foretold that Paul would be delivered into the hands of the Gentiles. It…
Adam Clarke
Agabus - This prophet, of whom we know nothing, is once more mentioned, Act 21:10. He was probably a Jew, but whether converted now to Christianity we cannot tell.
Great dearth throughout all the…
When our Lord Jesus ascended on high he gave gifts unto men, not only apostles and evangelists, but prophets, who were enabled by the Spirit to foresee and foretel things to come, which not only…
Cambridge Bible
one of them named Agabus He is mentioned again Act 21:10, where by a significant action, as well as by his words, he foretells the imprisonment of St Paul at Jerusalem.
and signified by the Spirit So…
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