And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
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Gill's Exposition
And when he had given him licence,.... To speak to the people, which he could not well deny him, after he had so freely declared who he was, and in so courteous a manner addressed him, and asked leave…
Barnes' Notes
Licence - Liberty; permission. On the stairs - See the notes on Act 21:35. Beckoned with the hand - Waving the hand as a sign that he was about to address them, and to produce silence and attention.…
Adam Clarke
Paul stood on the stairs - Where he was out of the reach of the mob, and was surrounded by the Roman soldiers.
Beckoned with the hand - Waving the hand, which was the sign that he was about to address…
We have here Paul brought into a captivity which we are not likely to see the end of; for after this he is either hurried from one bar to another, or lies neglected, first in one prison and then in…
Cambridge Bible
And when he had given him licence[leave, R. V.. And as the same verb occurs in the previous verse, the Rev. Ver.has there "give me leave to speak, &c." It is fitting that in such passages the…
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