And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
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Barnes' Notes
And Saul - See the notes on Act 7:58; Act 8:3. He had been engaged be fore in persecuting the Christians, but he now sought opportunity to gratify his insatiable desire on a larger scale. Yet…
Adam Clarke
Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter - The original text is very emphatic, ετι εμπνεων απειλης και φονου, and points out how determinate Saul was to pursue and accomplish his fell…
We found mention made of Saul twice or thrice in the story of Stephen, for the sacred penman longed to come to his story; and now we are come to it, not quite taking leave of Peter but from…
Cambridge Bible
Act 9:1-9. Saul's mission to Damascus and his Conversion
1. And[But] Saul, yet breathing out threatenings[threatening] It is better to translate the conjunction adversatively here, as the new subject…
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