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Selected Verse: Acts 13:31 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 13:31 |
King James |
And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. |
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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] |
| he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, &c.--that is, by those who, having gone out and in with Him in closest intimacy during all His public ministry, which lay chiefly in Galilee, and having accompanied Him on His last journey to Jerusalem, could not possibly be mistaken as to the identity of the risen One, and were therefore unexceptionable and sufficient witnesses. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And he was seen - See the notes at the end of Matthew.
Many days - Forty days, Act 1:3.
Of them which came up - By the apostles particularly. He was seen by others; but they are especially mentioned as having been chosen for this object, to bear witness to him, and as having been particularly qualified for it. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| He was seen many days by them who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem - This last journey both presupposes all the rest, and was the most important of all. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| He was seen many days, etc. - The thing was done but a very short time since; and many of the witnesses are still alive, and ready to attest the fact of this resurrection in the most unequivocal manner. |
3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God: