2(And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
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And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-2)Paul had, in the Acts 21:40; gained a great point, by commanding so profound a silence after so loud a clamour. Now here observe, I. With what an admirable composure and presence of mind he addresses himself to speak. Never was poor man set upon in a more tumultuous manner, nor with more rage and fury; and yet, in what he said, 1. There appears o fright, but his mind is sedate and composed. Thus h…
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