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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

Acts 23:16

Paul's sister's son, who is thought to have been one of Paul's company: but the hatred against Paul by the Jews being so general, because of his (supposed) profaning of the temple, they were not so curious who they spake to of this confederacy and design. Or rather, there is no counsel against God: the very birds of the air, if need were, shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter, Ecclesiastes 10:20. For he that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision, Psalms 2:4.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ἈΚΟΎΣΑΣ ΔῈ Ὁ ΥἹῸΣ ΤΗ͂Σ�, _but Paul’s sister’s son heard_, &c. We have no other mention of the family of St Paul anywhere in the history. It seems improbable that the sister and her son were settled in...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Combined Bible Commentary

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

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  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And when Paul’s sister’s son heard of their lying in wait, he … told Paul._ PAUL’S SISTER’S SON From this subject we learn-- I. That humble and nameless individuals are sometimes of great service i...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 23:16 THE SON OF PAUL’S SISTER. Nothing is known of Paul’s family. They possibly moved to Jerusalem when Paul was young (see note on 22:3). HE... ENTERED THE BARRACKS. As

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 23:12. The Jews (rather than CERTAIN OF THE JEWS) who banded themselves together UNDER A CURSE to kill Paul were not the members of the Sanhedrim, who had forgotten their opini...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 3:19; 2 Samuel 17:17; Job 5:13; Lamentations 3:37;...

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    Note here, 1. That no conspiracies are or can be kept secret from God, who can both detect them, and defeat them at his pleasure. Note, The remarkable providence of God in bringing this conspiracy to...

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