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Verse	Translation	Text
Ac 10:39	King James	And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and hanged on a tree:

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
we are witnesses of all . . . he did--not objects of superstitious reverence, but simply witnesses to the great historical facts on which the Gospel is founded. slew and hanged--that is, slew by hanging. on a tree--So Act 5:30 (and see on Gal 3:13).

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

we are witnesses of all . . . he did--not objects of superstitious reverence, but simply witnesses to the great historical facts on which the Gospel is founded.

slew and hanged--that is, slew by hanging.

on a tree--So Act 5:30 (and see on Gal 3:13).

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
And we are witnesses - We who are apostles. See the notes on Luk 24:48. In the land of the Jews - In the country of Judea. Whom they slew ... - Our translation would seem to imply that there were two separate acts - first executing him, and then suspending him. But this is neither according to truth nor to the Greek text. The original is simply, "whom they put to death, suspending him on a tree." On a tree - On a cross. See the notes on Act 5:30.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

And we are witnesses - We who are apostles. See the notes on Luk 24:48.

In the land of the Jews - In the country of Judea.

Whom they slew ... - Our translation would seem to imply that there were two separate acts - first executing him, and then suspending him. But this is neither according to truth nor to the Greek text. The original is simply, "whom they put to death, suspending him on a tree."

On a tree - On a cross. See the notes on Act 5:30.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
They slew The best texts insert καὶ, also: "whom also they slew;" also having an incressive force. They added this crowning atrocity to other persecutions. Tree See on Luk 23:31.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]

They slew

The best texts insert καὶ, also: "whom also they slew;" also having an incressive force. They added this crowning atrocity to other persecutions.

Tree

See on Luk 23:31.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
We are witnesses of all - In this speech St. Peter may refer, not only to the twelve apostles, but to the six brethren whom he had brought with him. Whom they slew - As the truth of the resurrection must depend on the reality of the death of Christ, it was necessary that this should be stated, and shown to rest on the most indubitable evidence.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

We are witnesses of all - In this speech St. Peter may refer, not only to the twelve apostles, but to the six brethren whom he had brought with him.

Whom they slew - As the truth of the resurrection must depend on the reality of the death of Christ, it was necessary that this should be stated, and shown to rest on the most indubitable evidence.

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