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For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with [me]: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Did I intreat (παρεκαλεσα). Did I invite you.

Because of the hope of Israel (εινεκεν της ελπιδος του Ισραε…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Because that for the hope of Israel. On account of the hope which the Jews cherished of the coming of the Messiah; of the resurrection; an…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.—The mention of “chain” in the singular agrees with the fact stated in …

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fa…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Three days after arriving at Rome, Paul invited the leaders of the Jewish community to meet with him in his own quarters. He wanted to learn what t…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

For the hope of Israel. We must understand much more by these words than Luke expresses, as we gather from the answer where the Jews speak…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For this cause therefore have I called for you
To let them know the true state of his case; that though he was a pri…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It was for the honour of Paul that those who examined his case acquitted him. In his appeal he sought not to accuse his nation, but only to clear h…

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