in the preceding chapter (vers. 15-26), but it is quite clear in ver. 15 of this chapter that Peter and the eleven (ver. 14), standing up separate from the body of the disciples, say of them, "These are not drunken, as ye suppose;" which is a demonstration that those of whom ...
Acts 4 Commentary Chapter 4 Peter and John imprisoned.(1-4)The apostles boldly testify to Christ.(5-14)Peter and John refuse to be silenced.(15-22)The believers unite in prayer and praise.(23-31)The holy charity of the Christians.(32-37) ...
Study Bible Book ◦ Chapter But if you are seeking anything beyond thisThis phrase is part of a speech given by the city clerk of Ephesus during a tumultuous gathering. The context involves a riot incited by silversmiths who were losing business due to the spread of Christianity, which was...
Edifying Accounts: The Acts of Daniel and His Companions -Daniel and His Companions Trained for the King’s Service -Chapter 1 -The Food Test. -In the
Thirty years ago, Ben Witherington III prayed for the energy to write a commentary on every book of the New Testament. This he has done, in addition to writing several other books, including a two-volume work of New Testament theology and ethics. Now, at age 60, the prolific author and...
Edifying Accounts: The Acts of Daniel and His Companions -Daniel and His Companions Trained for the King’s Service -Chapter 1 -The Food Test. -In the
It is with some trepidation that any student of the New Testament dares to make an observation that cannot, apparently, be found in any commentary to date, and particularly so in the perilous field of intertextuality. Nevertheless, this paper outlines the case for a hitherto unnoticed Jacob–Esa...
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body, and specially was applied to theπλευρά. As regards the nautical sense in which St. Luke here uses the word, Dean Howson, in his excellent chapter (23.) on the 'Navigation and Ships of the Ancients,' writes as follows: - "In consequence of the extreme danger to which ...
From morning until evening he explained the matter to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the law of Moses and from the prophets. 24 Some were convinced by what he had said, while others refused to believe. 25 So they disagreed with ...