Acts By:Richard Frances Weymouth(1822-1902) Acts, written by Richard Francis Weymouth, is a powerful and insightful commentary on the book of Acts in the Bible. Weymouth's clear and concise writing style makes the content easy to understand for readers of all backgrounds and levels of ...
If in such a place the suicide first hanged himself and the cord which he used gave way, it is easy to understand how in the fall all the consequences described in this verse would be the result. For a similar result to bodies falling on rocks, cp. 2 Chronicles 25:12. Buxtorf (...
Benson CommentaryActs 16:13-15. On the sabbath we went out of the city — The Jews usually held their religious assemblies (either by choice or constraint) at a distance from the heathen; by a river side — The river Strymon, which ran between Philippi and Neapolis; where prayer was wont...
No generation has had such great need as this generation to understand the doctrines of the Apostles so clearly expressed in the book of Acts. The sound doctrines of the Apostles in Acts, are thoroughly misunderstood by the masses of so-called and used to be Christians. This is a result of...
[ch] So now we are all here in the presence of God[ci] to listen[cj] to everything the Lord has commanded you to say to us.”[ck]34 Then Peter started speaking:[cl]“I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people,[cm] 35 but in every nation[...
25 He thought his own people[di] would understand that God was delivering them[dj] through him,[dk] but they did not understand.[dl] 26 The next day Moses[dm] saw two men[dn] fighting, and tried to make peace between[do] them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why are you hurtin...
This post explains what I did and gives pointers to the code to make it happen. My goal is to help out people who could use a bit more explicit instruction and guidance using a complete end-to-end example with easy to understand data. I won’t give lots of code examples in this ...
Moreover, in the latter resolution, the Assembly requested the Secretary-General “to invite Governments to submit their written comments on any future action regarding the articles”. It also requested the Secretary-General “to prepare an initial compilation of decisions of international courts, ...
Scholars have shown a growing interest in looser resonances27, coming to understand that they are not simply vague or under-developed but that their use constitutes a technique in its own right28 and that the ability to know when to quote and when to allude was much valued29. Whether an al...
He wrote during a period when inheritors of Israel’s story grappled with how to understand it and its significance for the present. Framed in this context, reading Luke-Acts within Judaism presumes continuity between Luke’s writings and Israel’s Scriptures, even as it allows Israel’s God...