Acts 2:15

It is but the third hour of the day — That is, nine in the morning. And on the solemn festivals the Jews rarely ate or drank any thing till noon.

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¹⁵ For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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