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The commanding officer took him by the hand, and going aside, asked him privately, "What is it that you have to tell me?"
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God's Providential Hand
Commentators, particularly John Calvin, see the commander's kindness not as a random act but as a clear sign of God's providence. God softened the heart of this Roman official and guided his actions to protect Paul. This serves as a powerful reminder that God can work through anyone, including unbelievers, to accomplish His divine will and protect His people.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Took him by the hand. As an expression of kindness and civility. He did it to draw him aside from the multitude, that he might communicate…
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16th Century
Protestant
Taking him by the hand. The fact that the chief captain showed himself so courteous to the young man, that he led him by the hand into a p…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Then the chief captain took him by the hand Some have thought that the reason of this was, that he expected that the…
False religious principles, adopted by carnal men, urge toward such wickedness, as human nature would hardly be thought capable of. Yet the Lord re…
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