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Selected Verse: Acts 22:5 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ac 22:5 |
King James |
As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished. |
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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] |
the high priest--still alive.
doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders--the whole Sanhedrim. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
As also the high priest ... - See the notes on Act 9:2.
All the estate of the elders - Greek: all the presbytery; that is, the whole body of the Sanhedrin, or Great Council of the nation.
Unto the brethren - The Jewish brethren who were at Damascus. Paul here speaks as a Jew, and regards his countrymen as his brethren. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Estate of the elders (πρεσβυτέριον)
The eldership or Sanhedrim.
Went
The imperfect: was journeying. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The high priest is my witness - Is able to testify. The brethren - Jews: so this title was not peculiar to the Christians. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| The high priest doth bear me witness, etc. - He probably referred to the letters of authority which he had received from the high priest, and the whole estate of the elders, παν το πρεσβυτεριον, the whole of the presbytery, that is, the sanhedrin; and it is likely, that he had those letters to produce. This zeal of his against Christianity was an ample proof of his sincerity as a Pharisaical Jew. |
2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.