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A Respected Voice
Commentators unanimously identify Gamaliel as a highly esteemed Pharisee and 'doctor of the law.' He was the grandson of the famous Rabbi Hillel and the teacher of the future Apostle Paul. This immense reputation, held by 'all the people,' gave his words significant weight in the Sanhedrin, allowing him to pause the council's rush to judgment.
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Albert Barnes
On Acts 5:34
18th Century
Theologian
Then stood there up one. He rose, as is usual in deliberative assemblies, to speak.
In the council. In the Sanhed…
AT Robertson
On Acts 5:34
Gamaliel (Γαμαλιηλ). The grandson of Hillel, teacher of Paul (Acts 22:3), later president of the Sanhedrin, and the fi…
Charles Ellicott
On Acts 5:34
19th Century
Bishop
A Pharisee, named Gamaliel.—We encounter here one of the heroes of Rabbinic history. The part he now played in the opening of the …
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Acts 5:34
The “Pharisees” (GK 5757) represent the continuation of the ancient Hasidim, that group of “pious ones” in Israel who, during the Seleucid oppressi…
John Calvin
On Acts 5:34
16th Century
Theologian
Luke now shows how God brought to nothing the fury of the wicked. They were resolved to put the apostles to death; Gamaliel stands up among them to…
John Gill
On Acts 5:34
17th Century
Pastor
Then stood there up one in the council
Or "in the sanhedrim", which the high priest has called together; this phrase…
Matthew Henry
On Acts 5:34–42
17th Century
Minister
The Lord still has all hearts in His hands, and sometimes directs the prudence of the worldly wise, so as to restrain the persecutors. Common sense…