And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.
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Gill's Exposition
Which when the brethren knew,.... When the members of the church heard of it, by some means or another:
they brought him down to Caesarea; not that which was before called Strato's tower, the same…
Barnes' Notes
And spake boldly - He openly defended the doctrine that Jesus was the Messiah. In the name ... - By the authority of the Lord Jesus. Against the Grecians - See the word “Grecians” explained in the…
Adam Clarke
Disputed against the Grecians - That is, the Hellenistic Jews, viz. those who lived in Grecian cities, spoke the Greek language, and used the Septuagint version for their scriptures. And thus the…
Luke here makes no mention of Paul's journey into Arabia, which he tells us himself was immediately after his conversion, Gal 1:16, Gal 1:17. As soon as God had revealed his Son in him, that he might…
Cambridge Bible
And he spake boldly, &c. The conjunction is left out in the best MSS. Read, "speaking boldly, &c."
in the name of the Lord Jesus The last word is omitted in the oldest MSS.
and disputed against the…
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