Galatians 1:20

behold. Greek. idou. App-193.:

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

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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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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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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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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
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²⁰ Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy 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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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

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