many devices. many schemes.
Nevertheless, &c. Illustrations: Joseph's brethren (Genesis 37:19, &c. Compare Psalms 76:10); Pharaoh (Exodus 1:10. Compare Exodus 15); the rulers (Matthew 27:63-66); Saul (Acts 9:1; Acts 9:2. Compare verses: Proverbs 19:3-9, &c.); Herod (Acts 12:1-3. Compare verses: Proverbs 19:5-19); the forty Jews (Acts 23:12-15).