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After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the enrolment, and drew away [some of the] people after him: he also perished; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered abroad.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Of the enrolment (της απογραφης). Described by Josephus (Ant. XV. 1, 1). The same word used by Luke of the first enrolment …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Judas of Galilee. Josephus has given an account of this man (Josephus, Antiquities, Book 17, Chapter 10, Section 5) and calls him a Ga…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Judas of Galilee.—In one passage, Josephus (Antiquities 18.1) calls him a Gaulonite—that is, from the country ea…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Many have seen a problem in Gamaliel’s reference to the Jewish revolutionaries Theudas and Judas the Galilean in this speech. According to Josephus…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

After this man rose up, Judas of Galilee
Of whom Josephus thus says F11 :

``there was a man of Gal…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The Lord still has all hearts in His hands, and sometimes directs the prudence of the worldly wise, so as to restrain the persecutors. Common sense…

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