5In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
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Are they ministers of Christ?(I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. …
In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.
And the same time there arose no small stir about that way. …
But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix' room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)In these verses we have an account of the apostle’s general errand and exhortation to all to whom he preached in every place where he came, with the several arguments and methods he used. Observe, I. The errand or exhortation itself, namely, to comply with the gospel offers of reconciliation—that, being favoured with the gospel, they would not receive this grace of God in vain , 2 Cor. 6:1. The go…
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