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Acts 22:12

Acts 22:12
And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And he said, the God of our fathers hath chosen thee,.... From all eternity, in his everlasting purposes and decrees; or "he hath taken thee into his hand"; in order to form, and fit, and qualify him…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Acts 22:3-21

Paul here gives such an account of himself as might serve not only to satisfy the chief captain that he was not that Egyptian he took him to be, but the Jews also that he was not that enemy to their…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ananias, a devout man according to the law, &c. The Apostle neglects nothing in his address which can conciliate his audience, and so he tells them that the messenger whom God sent to him was "well…