And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
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Gill's Exposition
And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost,.... Not in a dream, as the wise men were warned, nor by an angel, as Joseph, nor by a voice from heaven, which the Jews call "Bath Kol", but by the…
Barnes' Notes
And it was revealed unto him - In what way this was done we are not informed. Sometimes a revelation was made by a dream, at others by a voice, and at others by silent suggestion. All we know of this…
Adam Clarke
It was revealed unto him - He was divinely informed, κεχρηματισμενον - he had an express communication from God concerning the subject. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him. The soul of a…
Even when he humbles himself, still Christ has honour done him to balance the offence of it. That we might not be stumbled at the meanness of his birth, angels then did him honour; and now, that we…
Cambridge Bible
it was revealed unto him Christian legend says that he had stumbled at Isa 7:14, "Behold, a virgin shall conceive," and had received a divine intimation that he should not die till he had seen it…
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