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97562 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1028.7 (Matthew Henry)
1. The place and time of it: As he journeyed, he came near to Damascus; and there, Christ met with him.
97563 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1028.14 (Matthew Henry)
… 9:7; yet they knew not the words, Acts 22:9 ), Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me ? Observe here,
97564 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1028.15 (Matthew Henry)
… ( Numbers 7:89 ); and to the prophets. God’s manifestations of himself were never dumb shows, for he magnifies his word above all his name, and what was seen was alway …
97565 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1028.28 (Matthew Henry)
… 9:7. They were going on the same wicked errand that Paul was, and perhaps, to the best of their power, were as spiteful as he; yet we do not find that any of them were …
97566 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1028.39 (Matthew Henry)
… 4:7 ), but a chosen vessel. The vessel God uses he himself chooses; and it is fit he should himself have the choosing of the instruments he employs ( John 15:16 ): You …
97567 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1028.42 (Matthew Henry)
… , 42:7. Christ’s commission is to open the blind eyes, and to bring out the prisoners from the prison. Saul is delivered from the spirit of bondage by receiving …
97568 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1028.64 (Matthew Henry)
… ( Ecclesiastes 7:21 ); and it is what all that are wise and good will take a greater pleasure in, for goodness is true greatness, and will pass better in the account …
97569 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1028.66 (Matthew Henry)
… ( Luke 7:15 ), presented the dead sons alive to their mothers. The greatest joy and satisfaction are expressed by life from the dead.
97570 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.7 (Matthew Henry)
… , 58:7. It is not enough to pray that what we have may be sanctified to us, but we must give alms of such things as we have; and then, behold, all things are clean to us …
97571 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.9 (Matthew Henry)
… 10:7, 10:8. He sent with all speed to Joppa, to fetch Peter to him. Had he himself only been concerned, he would have gone to Joppa to him. But he had a family, and kinsmen …
97572 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.15 (Matthew Henry)
… Peter. 7. This was done thrice, Acts 10:16. The sheet was drawn up a little way, and let down again the second time, and so the third time, with the same call to him, to …
97573 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.16 (Matthew Henry)
… 13:7 ): He doubted within himself what this vision which he had seen should mean. He had no reason to doubt the truth of it, that it was a heavenly vision; all his doubt …
97574 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.17 (Matthew Henry)
… 15:7 ), You know that God made choice among us that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel. Now here,
97575 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.19 (Matthew Henry)
… ( Nehemiah 7:2 ), who, though he is not a Jew himself, has carried it so well that he is of good report among all the people of the Jews —they will all give him a good word …
97576 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.28 (Matthew Henry)
… ( Deuteronomy 7:7, 7:8, 9:5, 9:6, 20:10 ); but he does not, as a judge, so give sentence; but in every nation, and under ever denomination, he that fears God and works righteousness …
97577 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.30 (Matthew Henry)
… 4:7. God will not ask in the great day what country men were of, but what they were, what they did, and how they stood affected towards him and towards their neighbours …
97578 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1030.7 (Matthew Henry)
2. He is very willing to stand right in their opinion, and takes pains to give them satisfaction. He does not insist upon his being the chief of the apostles, for …
97579 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1030.8 (Matthew Henry)
… 11:7. It was not till after the flood (as it should seem) that man was allowed to eat flesh at all, Genesis 9:3. That allowance was afterwards limited by the ceremonial …
97580 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1030.35 (Matthew Henry)
… 24:7, 13:8, 21:11 ); but Agabus foretels one very remarkable famine now at hand. 3. The accomplishment of it: It came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar; it began in …