21And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
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And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. …
There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-21)In these verses, we have, I. The choice Christ made of the twelve apostles to be his constant followers and attendants, and to be sent abroad as there was occasion, to preach the gospel. Observe, 1. The introduction to this call or promotion of disciples; He goes up into a mountain , and his errand thither was to pray . Ministers must be set apart with solemn prayer for the pouring out of the Spir…
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