But when Paul perceived (γνους δε ο Παυλος). Perceiving (second aorist ingre ive of γινωσκω). Paul quickly saw that his cause was …

But when Paul perceived. He probably perceived this from his former acquaintance with the men who composed the council. As he had been bro…

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees...—We recognize the same parties in the council as there had been twenty-five yea…

Ananias’s interruption changed the entire course of the meeting, but not as he had expected. Instead of being cowed into submission, Paul began aga…

And when Paul knew. The policy of Paul, about which Luke mentions, does not seem to befit the servant of Christ. For the craftiness which …

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees ,
&c.] That is, that one part of the sanhedrim consisted of…

The Pharisees were correct in the faith of the Jewish church. The Sadducees were no friends to Scripture or divine revelation. They denied a future…