Acts 22:19

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 19. Lord, they know. By this speech Paul doth testify that he was not beside himself, or brought into perplexity, − (516) but that he did...
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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Lord's direct command to Paul:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on Thee;
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 22:4 ; Acts 26:9-12 ; Acts 8:3 ; Acts 9:1 ; Matthew 10:17
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And I said — It is not easy for a servant of Christ, who is himself deeply impressed with Divine truths, to imagine to what a degree men are capabl...

¹⁹ And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

Related Commentaries of Acts 22:19

Albert Barnes' Notes on the 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

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

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 22:19