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and through a window was I let down in a basket by the wall, and escaped his hands.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Through a window (δια θυριδος). For this late word see on Ac 20:9, the only N.T. example.

Was I let down (…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And through a window. That is, through a little door or aperture in the wall; perhaps something like an embrasure, that might have been la…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Through a window in a basket . . .—On the mode of escape, see Notes on Acts 9:24-25. So the spies escaped from the house …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

After the solemn invocation of v.31, the account of a nocturnal escape from Damascus might seem trivial and out of place. Why he mentions it here i…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And through a window in a basket was I let down
The house in which he was, like Rahab's, was built upon the wall of …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The apostle gives an account of his labors and sufferings; not out of pride or vainglory, but to the honor of God, who enabled him to do and suffer…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Here the Apostle lists the evils he voluntarily undertook, namely, those endured in domestic life. He lists three evils that are opposed to the thr…

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