Acts 22:12

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes on Acts 9:17-18 .
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Paul's Speech to the Jews. The opening of the speech is like that of Stephen ( Acts 7:2 ). In 2 Corinthians 11:22 Paul attests his full membershi...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

one . a certain. Greek. tis . App-123. devout . Greek. eusebes. See note on Acts 10:2 , but the texts read eulabes , as in Acts 2:5 . havi...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 12. One Ananias. Paul proceedeth now unto the fourth point, to wit, that he did not only give his name to Christ, being astonished with mi...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there, And one Ananias, a devout man accordi...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

St. Paul's Defence 1-21. St Paul's Speech to the People. St. Paul was accused of (1) hostility to the Jews, (2) contempt for the Jewish Law, and (...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A devout man according to the law. — In Acts 9:10 , Ananias is simply described as “a disciple.” The special description here was obviously given...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

How His Life Was Changed Acts 22:1-16 What a sermon Paul preached! His pulpit, the steps that ascended from the Temple level to the Castle of A...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Paul's defense as here recorded is a rare and perfect example of Christian argument. He was defending his devotion to work among the Gentiles. In tha...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law ,.... The Alexandrian copy, and Vulgate Latin version, read only, "a man according to the law"; o...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And as I made my journey, &c., about noon For all was done in the face of the sun; suddenly there shone a great light By whatever method God...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The crowd having been quietened, Paul speaks with fullest respect for those he addresses, and doing so in the Hebrew language, he attracts more serio...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul's First Defence. 3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a ci...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

According to the law; this is added to distinguish him from a proselyte, and to let them know that he had received the gospel, not from a convert o...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who dwelt there, came to me, and standing by me said to me, ‘Br...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 22:6 begins the second part of the defence ( Acts 22:6-16 ). Was come nigh should be was drawing near. The narration i...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 22:1-2 . Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense which I make now unto you. (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 22:1 . Men, brethren, and fathers; that is, men of mixed nations assembled at the feast. The persecutors had said, men of Israel, help. Bret...
The Biblical Illustrator

Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence. Paul’s defence 1. Whether we consider the man, the circumstances, the speech, or the effect pro...
The Biblical Illustrator

And one Ananias … said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee. The Divine ordination of human life The verb here translated, “chosen,” only o...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 22:1 Brethren for men, brethren, A.V. ( Acts 7:2 , note); the for my, A.V.; now make for make now, A.V. The defens...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And one Ananias, a devout man according to the Law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Paul and Ananias:
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 3:7 ; 2 Corinthians 6:8 ; 3 John 1:12 ; Acts 10:22 ; Acts 17:4 ; Acts 6:3 ; Acts 8:2 ; Acts 9:10-18 ; Hebrews 11:2 ; Luke 2:25
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A devout man according to the law — A truly religious person, and though a believer in Christ, yet a strict observer of the law of Moses.

¹² And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt there,

Related Commentaries of Acts 22:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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

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

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

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

Acts 22:12