Rose up together (συνεπεστη). Second aorist (ingressive) active of the double compound συνεφιστημ, intransitive, old verb, but onl…

And the multitude. It is evident that this was done in a popular tumult, and without even the form of law. Of this, Paul afterwards justly…

Commanded to beat them: The Greek verb gives the special Roman form of punishment, that of being beaten with the rods of the licto…

They beat them first, and tried them afterwards. That is often the rule with those who persecute God's people: let them be hanged out of the way, a…

As a Roman colony, Philippi had a form of government that was independent of the provincial administration headquartered in Thessalonica. There wer…

The multitude came together. When Luke declares that great crowds of people gathered, after a few men of no reputation—namely, those who u…

And the multitude rose up together against them The crowd of people that were gathered together in the court on this occa…

Satan, though the father of lies, will declare the most important truths when he can thereby serve his purposes. But much harm is done to the real …