A commentary on the original text of the Acts of the apostles, Volume 8 |
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Commentary on the Original Text of the Acts of the Apostles D D Horatio B Hackett No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 422 - Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
Page 203 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory : and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Page 355 - Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight.
Page 328 - For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
Page 79 - I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, who .was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious ; but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief, and the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant, with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Page 287 - Fame is no plant that grows on mortal soil, Nor in the glistering foil Set off to the world, nor in broad rumour lies, But lives and spreads aloft by those pure eyes And perfect witness of all-judging Jove; As he pronounces lastly on each deed, Of so much fame in heaven expect thy meed.
Page 227 - This happened at Iconium, prior to the date of the epistle. Now had the assault been completed ; had the history related that a stone was thrown, as it relates that preparations were made both by Jews and Gentiles to stone Paul and his companions ; or even had the account of this transaction stopped, without going on to inform us that Paul and his companions were " aware of their danger and fled," a contradiction between the history and the epistle would have ensued.
Page 59 - Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's free man ; likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.
Page 163 - But without a parable spake he not unto them : and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.
Page 108 - Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again ; when he suffered, threatened not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously ; 1 Pet.