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but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Through the wall (δια του τειχους). Paul in 2 Corinthians 11:33 explains δια του τειχους as being δια θυριδος (through…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

They took him by night, etc. This was done through a window in the wall (2 Corinthians 11:33).

In a basket. Th…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Let him down by the wall in a basket.—The basket is the spuris of Matthew 15:37, where see Note. In [Reference 2…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

But all who heard him were amazed, and said: Is not this he who destroyed those who called on this name in Jerusalem, and came here for that in…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Luke’s expre ion “after many days had gone by” probably means three years later . Paul himself refers to his escape from Damascus in [Reference 2 C…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The disciples having taken him by night. A question is raised here, whether it was lawful for the disciples to save Paul in this way, or n…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then the disciples took him by night
The Alexandrian copy reads, "his disciples"; the disciples of Saul, such as he …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

When we enter into the way of God, we must expect trials; but the Lord knows how to deliver the godly, and will, with the temptation, also make…

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