Acts 26:17

Delivering. Greek. exaireo. See Acts 7:10.

people. Greek. laos. See Acts 2:47.

Gentiles. Greek. ethnos. Contrast Acts 26:4.

now. Omit.

send. Greek. apostello. App-174.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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delivering thee from the people and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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¹⁷ Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

Related Commentaries of Acts 26:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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