Acts 5:13

no man. no one. Greek. oudeis.

join himself. Greek. kollaomai. See note on Luke 15:15.

magnified. Greek. megaluno. Compare Luke 1:46; Luke 1:58.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arno Geneva Study 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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Coke's Commentary on the Holy 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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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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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

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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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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And of the rest durst no man join himself to them; but the people magnified them.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 17:18 ; 1 Samuel 16:4 ; 1 Samuel 16:5 ; 2 Peter 2:20-22 ; Acts 19:17 ; Acts 2:47 ; Acts 4:21 ; Acts 5:5 ; Isaiah 33:14 ; John 12:42...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

None of the rest — No formalists or hypocrites, durst join themselves — In an outward show only, like Ananias and Sapphira.

¹³ And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.

Related Commentaries of Acts 5:13

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

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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

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