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Acts 14:20

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

But for howbeit, A.V.; entered for came, A.V.; on the morrow for the next day, A.V.; went forth for departed, A.V. It is pleasing to observe the fidelity of the converts, who, in the face of violence and death, clave to the apostle, even when they thought he was dead.

It does not appear how Barnabas escaped.

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