And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
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Gill's Exposition
And after the reading of the law and the prophets,.... Which was done every sabbath day, Act 15:21 The five books of Moses, which are meant by the law, were divided into sections: Genesis was divided…
Barnes' Notes
And after the reading of the law and the prophets - See notes on Luk 4:16. The rulers of the synagogue - Those were persons who had the general charge of the synagogue and its service, to keep…
Adam Clarke
After the reading of the law and the prophets - A certain portion of the law and another of the prophets, was read every Sabbath; and the law was so divided as to be read over once every year. In the…
Perga in Pamphylia was a noted place, especially for a temple there erected to the goddess Diana, yet nothing at all is related of what Paul and Barnabas did there, only that thither they came (Act…
Cambridge Bible
And after the reading of the law and the prophets For the better understanding of what was here done, and also at the time when our Lord "stood up for to read" in the synagogue at Nazareth (Luk 4:16),…
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