37And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
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And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.
And when Paul would have entered in unto the people, the disciples suffered him not.
And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. …
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 27-40)We have here Paul brought into a captivity which we are not likely to see the end of; for after this he is either hurried from one bar to another, or lies neglected, first in one prison and then in another, and can neither be tried nor bailed. When we see the beginning of a trouble, we know not either how long it will last or how it will issue. I. We have here Paul seized, and laid hold on. 1. He…
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