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When he had given him leave (επιτρεψαντος αυτου). Genitive absolute of aorist active participle of the same verb επιτρεπω.
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
License. Liberty; permission.
On the stairs. See Barnes on Acts 21:35.
Beckoned with the hand. Waving the …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Paul stood on the stairs. His position raised him above the people, and his characteristic gesture commanded instant attention.
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
But Paul assured the commander that he was not the Egyptian revolutionary; rather, he was from Tarsus. The epithet “no ordinary city,” by which Pau…
John Gill
JohnGill
And when he had given him licence
To speak to the people, which he could not well deny him, after he had so freely d…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson