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only [they would] that we should remember the poor; which very thing I was also zealous to do.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Only (μονον). One item was emphasized.

We should remember (μνημονευωμεν). Present active subjunctive, "tha…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Only they would that we should remember the poor. That is, as I suppose, the poor Christians in Judea. It can hardly be supposed that it w…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The poor—that is, those at Jerusalem and in Judea. St. Paul had already been the means of bringing contributions from the wealthie…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

One of the first things he did, when there was a famine in Judea, was to make a collection for the saints in other places, that he might aid the po…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul had already shown a concern for the poor at the time of the famine visit when he traveled to Jerusalem with Barnabas as a representative of th…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

That we should remember the poor. It is evident that the fellow believers in Judea were suffering extreme poverty; otherwise, they would n…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Only they would that we should remember the poor
Not in a spiritual sense, as some have thought, though these the ap…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Observe the apostle's faithfulne in giving a full account of the doctrine he had preached among the Gentiles and was still resolved to preach—that …

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Having shown that the Apostle did not depart from his opinion on any point in the conference mentioned above, he now shows that nothing was added t…

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