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Departed from him (απεστησαν απ' αυτου). Second aorist active indicative (intransitive) of αφιστημ, stood off from him at once.
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Then straightway. This means immediately. They saw that by scourging him they would have violated Roman law and exposed themselves to its …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Which should have examined him.—The verb had acquired the secondary sense (just as “putting to the question” did in medieval admin…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
That Paul was a Roman citizen put the situation in a different light (cf. 16:37– 39). Examination under torture, while suitable for ordinary people…
John Gill
JohnGill
Then straightway they departed from him, which should have
examined him
By scourging;…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The Jews listened to Paul's account of his conversion, but the mention of his being sent to the Gentiles was so contrary to all their national prej…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson