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The place (ε περιοχη). See the verb περιεχε so used in 1 Peter 2:6. The word is used either of the section as in Codex…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
The place, etc. (Isaiah 53:7–8).
He was led, etc. This quotation is taken literally from the Septuagint. It va…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The place of the scripture which he read.—The word for “place” is apparently used as an equivalent for the Hebrew Parashah
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me?
And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him. The place…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The Ethiopian, being open to instruction from a Jew, invites Philip into his carriage to explain Isa 53:7–8 to him. His problem, it seems, concerns…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
The sentence of Scripture. It is properly a text or period. Let us understand that he did not come upon this place by chance but …
John Gill
JohnGill
The place of the Scripture which he read was this
Or the paragraph or section of Scripture; that part of it in which…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Philip was directed to go to a desert. Sometimes God opens a door of opportunity to His ministers in very unlikely places. We should strive to do g…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson