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He said, "The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring down Paul tomorrow to the council, as though intending to inquire somewhat more accurately concerning him.
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A Conspiracy of the Elite
Commentators note that the plot against Paul wasn't just from a rogue faction. The commander took the threat seriously because he knew the Jewish leadership, including the high priest, was capable of supporting such a scheme. This reveals the intense and widespread animosity Paul faced from the religious establishment.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And he said, etc. In what way this young man had received information about this, we can only conjecture. It is likely that he was a stude…
The Jews (ο Ιουδαιο). As if the whole nation was in the conspiracy and so in verse 12. The conspirators may have belonged to the Z…
The seriousness with which the commander took the warning about the plot shows that he knew Ananias was the kind of man who could support such acti…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he said, the Jews have agreed to desire thee By the Jews are meant, the Jewish sanhedrim, for the young man had …
False religious principles, adopted by carnal men, urge toward such wickedness, as human nature would hardly be thought capable of. Yet the Lord re…
