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Selected Verse: Acts 13:16 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Ac 13:16 |
Strong Concordance |
Then [1161] Paul [3972] stood up [450], and [2532] beckoning [2678] with his hand [5495] said [2036], Men [435] of Israel [2475], and [2532] ye that fear [5399] God [2316], give audience [191]. |
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King James |
Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Men of Israel - Jews. The design of this discourse of Paul was to introduce to them the doctrine that Jesus was the Messiah. To do this, he evinced his usual wisdom and address. To have commenced at once on this would have probably excited their prejudice and rage. He therefore pursued a train of argument which showed that he was a firm believer in the Scriptures; that he was acquainted with the history and promises of the Old Testament; and that he was not disposed to call in question the doctrines of their fathers. The passage which had been read had probably given occasion for him to pursue this train of thought. By going over, in a summary way, their history, and recounting the former dealings of God with them, he showed them that he believed the Scriptures; that a promise had been given of a Messiah; and that he had actually come according to the promise.
Ye that fear God - Probably proselytes of the gate, who had not yet been circumcised, but who had renounced idolatry, and were accustomed to worship with them in their synagogues.
Give audience - Hear. |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Beckoning
See on Act 12:17.
Men of Israel
See on Act 3:12. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Ye that fear God - Whether proselytes or heathens. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Men of Israel - Ye that are Jews by birth; and ye that fear God - ye that are proselytes to the Jewish religion. In this discourse Paul proves that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, sent from God, not only for the salvation of the Jews, but of the whole human race. And this he does, not with the rhetorician's arts, but in a plain, simple detail of the history of Christ, and the most remarkable transactions of the people of God, which referred to his manifestation in the flesh. Rosenmuller. |
12 And [1161] when Peter [4074] saw [1492] it, he answered [611] unto [4314] the people [2992], Ye men [435] of Israel [2475], why [5101] marvel ye [2296] at [1909] this [5129]? or [2228] why [5101] look ye so earnestly [816] on us [2254], as though [5613] by our own [2398] power [1411] or [2228] holiness [2150] we had made [4160] this man [846] to walk [4043]?
17 But [1161] he, beckoning [2678] unto them [846] with the hand [5495] to hold their peace [4601], declared [1334] unto them [846] how [4459] the Lord [2962] had brought [1806] him [846] out of [1537] the prison [5438]. And [1161] he said [2036], Go shew [518] these things [5023] unto James [2385], and [2532] to the brethren [80]. And [2532] he departed [1831], and went [4198] into [1519] another [2087] place [5117].