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Selected Verse: Acts 23:16 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Ac 23:16 |
King James |
And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Paul's sister's son--(See on Act 9:30). If he was at this time residing at Jerusalem for his education, like Paul himself, he may have got at the schools those hints of the conspiracy on which he so promptly acted. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Paul's sister's son - This is all that we know of the family of Paul. Nor do we know for what purpose he was at Jerusalem. It is possible that Paul might have a sister residing there; though, as Paul himself had been sent there formerly for his education, it seems more probable that this young man was sent there for the same purpose.
Entered into the castle - Paul had the privileges of a Roman citizen, and as no well-founded charge had been laid against him, it is probable that he was not very closely confined, and that his friends might have free access to him. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Paul's sister's son - This is all we know of Paul's family. And we know not how this young man got to Jerusalem; the family, no doubt, still resided at Tarsus. |
30 Which when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.