Acts 28:17

chief. first, as in Acts 28:7.

unto. Greek. pros. App-104.

Men, &c. See Acts 1:16.

nothing. Greek. oudeis.

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

customs of our fathers. the ancestral customs.

customs. Greek. eth. s. See Acts 6:14.

of our fathers. Greek. patroos. See Acts 22:3.

prisoner. See Acts 25:14.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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(10) And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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And it came to pass, that after three days ,.... From his first coming to Rome, when he had hired himself a house, or lodging, and was settled in it...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And after three days Given to rest and prayer; Paul called the chief of the Jews together His great love to the Jews induced him, wherever he cam...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the 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

‘And it came about, that after three days he called together those who were the chief of the Jews, and when they were come together, he said to them,...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 21:33 ; Acts 23:1 ; Acts 23:33 ; Acts 24:10-16 ; Acts 25:10 ; Acts 25:8 ; Genesis 40:15
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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¹⁷ And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

Related Commentaries of Acts 28:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Acts 28:17