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With one accord (ομοθυμαδον). A concert of voices as already seen by the word in 1:14; 2:46 and later in 5:12; 7:57; 15:25.
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
They lifted up their voice. Among the Hebrews, the phrase "to lift up the voice" could denote either an addre to the people ([Reference Ju…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
They lifted up their voice to God with one accord. The phrase seems to imply an intonation, or chant, different from that of commo…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
How strangely this doctrine of predestination comes in just there! They are singing of the wickedness of men, and the triumph which God gains over …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
The church’s response to the apostles’ release was a spontaneous outburst of praise, psalmody, and petition. It begins (v.24) by addressing God as …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
This example teaches us what our duty is when our adversaries imperiously threaten us. We must not carelessly laugh in times of danger; instead, th…
John Gill
JohnGill
And when they heard that
The whole of the report the apostles made; and which they heard with patience, and without …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Christ's followers do best in company, provided it is among themselves. It encourages God's servants, both in doing their work and in enduring suff…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson