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Galatians 1:21

Galatians 1:21
Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. For having disputed against the Grecians at Jerusalem, and being too hard for them, it so irritated them, that they were going to murder him;…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Afterward I came ... - In this account be has omitted a circumstance recorded by Luke Act 9:29, of the controversy which he had with the Grecians (Hellenists). It was not material to the purpose which…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria, etc. - The course of the apostle's travels, after his conversion, was this: He went from Damascus to Jerusalem, and from Jerusalem into Syria and Cilicia.…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Galatians 1:10-24

What Paul had said more generally, in the preface of this epistle, he now proceeds more particularly to enlarge upon. There he had declared himself to be an apostle of Christ; and here he comes more…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

In the Acts we are told that when the brethren knew of the plot against St Paul's life, they "brought him down to Cæsarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus". This is in agreement with the statement of the…