Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Men (ανδρων). Strictly, men and not women, for ανθρωπος is the term for both men and women. But in Lu 11:31 ανδρες seems to includ…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Howbeit. This means "But," "notwithstanding," or "Neverthele ."

Many of them, etc. . This was one of the instances that ha…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The number of the men was about five thousand.—Better, became, or was made up to, about five thousand.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, being grieved that they taugh…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Not everyone agreed with the Sadducees’ view of the activities and message of the apostles. Later in Acts, Luke will speak of the general tolerance…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And many of them which heard The apostles are put in prison, but the power of their preaching spreads far and wide, and its course remains…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Howbeit, many of them which heard the word
The doctrine of the Gospel, preached by Peter and John:

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The apostles preached the resurrection from the dead through Jesus. This resurrection includes all the happiness of the future state, and they prea…

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