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Aren`t you then the Egyptian, who before these days stirred up to sedition and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of the Assassins?"
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A Case of Mistaken Identity
The Roman commander mistakes Paul for a notorious historical figure. Commentators explain that just a few years earlier, an Egyptian false prophet had led a massive revolt, gathering thousands of followers (including assassins called 'Sicarii') before being defeated by the Romans. The commander, seeing the riot surrounding Paul, assumes he is this escaped revolutionary leader, highlighting the tense political atmosphere of Jerusalem.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Are you not that Egyptian? That Egyptian was probably a Jew who resided in Egypt. Josephus has given an account of this Egyptian which str…
19th Century
Anglican
Art not thou that Egyptian?—The Greek has an illative particle that is lacking in the English translation: Are you no…
At the head of the stone stairway leading into the Fortress of Antonia, Paul asked for permission to say something to Claudius Lysias, the commande…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Are you not that Egyptian, which before these days made an uproar
Josephus speaks F9 of one that came o…
In the temple, where Paul should have been protected as in a place of safety, he was violently attacked. They falsely charged him with false doctri…
