Acts 14:13

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Then the priest of Jupiter - He whose office it was to conduct the worship of Jupiter by offering sacrifices, etc. Which was before their city...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the (d) gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people....
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Lystra. Lystra, 25 miles SW. of Iconium, 10 miles off the trade route, in a secluded glen. Lystra and Derbe were the two cities of the Lycaonian re...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

which , i.e. whose temple. oxen and garlands . garlanded oxen. Figure of speech Hendiadys. App-6. unto . Greek. epi. App-104. would have,...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 13. Also Jupiter’s priest. Though Luke doth not express with what affection he [this priest] was moved to be so diligent, yet it is to be...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people. The...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Then the priest of Jupiter,— This might be rendered more exactly, then the priest of Jupiter, that is to say, of the image of Jupiter, before th...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people....
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

First Missionary Journey (continued) 1-7. Paul and Barnabas at Iconium. The gospel meets with great success among both Jews and Gentiles in this p...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Which was before their city ] i.e. whose temple was before the city. Unto the gates] or 'porches.' It is difficult to decide where the sacrifice too...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The priest of Jupiter, which was before their city. — The latter clause probably describes the position of the Temple of Zeus, standing at the entr...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Varying Treatment of the Message Acts 14:1-13 From Antioch the Apostles passed to Iconium, the capital of Lycaonia. It is most illuminating to...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In Iconium there was largely a repetition of the experiences at Antioch. Becoming aware of the growing hostility, Paul and Barnabas passed on, and ca...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likene...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city ,.... Not that the priest was before the city, but Jupiter; and the phrase denotes either hi...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Then the priest of Jupiter Who was esteemed the tutelar deity of that place, and whose statue stood just without the gate; brought oxen , or bull...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Iconium was also in Asia Minor: here they entered the synagogue and the Spirit of God gave them grace to so speak as to vitally influence a great num...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Lame Man Healed at Lystra; Paul and Barnabas at Lystra. 8 And there sat a cer...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Before their city; the temple of Jupiter, whom they took for the patron of their city, was in the suburbs. Garlands; these were usually in the fo...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Ministry at Lystra (14:8-20a). A description is now given of the rather colourful events that occurred during their ministry in Lystra. These...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And the priest of Zeus whose temple was before the city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the multitudes.'...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

HOMILETICAL ANALYSIS .— Acts 14:8-20 Paul and Barnabas at Lystra; or, the Gospel among Barbarians I. The miracle at Lystra .— 1. The subject...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 14:1 . It came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the jews. St. Luke makes here a great leap, and is very...
The Biblical Illustrator

And it came to pass in Iconium. Iconium A considerable city of Asia Minor, generally considered as belonging to Lycaonia. It lay in a fertile p...
The Biblical Illustrator

And there sat a certain man at Lystra. Paul and Barnabas in Lystra I. The incident. 1. The case of the cripple resembles that of the man at...
The Biblical Illustrator

The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men. The theology of heathendom In the words and acts of these heathen Lystrians, there comes...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 14:1 Entered for went both, A.V.; Jews for the Jews, A.V.; and for and also, A.V.; Greeks for the Greeks, A.V...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A miracle and its effect upon the people:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates and would have done sacrifice with the people. S...
Wells of Living Water Commentary

Preaching by the Way Acts 14:1-20 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we open the 14th chapter of Acts, we find Paul and Barnabas still traveling together a...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The priest of Jupiter — Whose temple and image were just without the gate of the city, brought garlands — To put on the victims, and bulls — The us...

¹³ Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people.

Related Commentaries of Acts 14:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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 Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Acts 14:13