Acts 20:36

kneeled down. See note on Acts 7:60.

prayed. Greek. proseuchomai. App-134.

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2 Chronicles 6:13 ; Acts 21:5 ; Acts 7:60 ; Daniel 6:10 ; Ephesians 3:14 ; Luke 22:41 ; Philippians 4:6

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 20:36