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Acts 16:1-40
Acts 16:1-40
The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain
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of him, of what he did or suffered for Christ. But Paul, as he was
recommended by the brethren to the grace of God, so his services for…Acts 16 — OverviewActs 16 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeActs 16:1, Paul having circumcised Timothy, Acts 16:7, and being called by the Spirit from one country to another, Acts 16:14. converts Lydia, Acts 16:16. and casts out a spirit of divination; Acts 16:19, for which…Acts 16:1-5Acts 16:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BiblePaul was a spiritual father, and as such a one we have him here
adopting Timothy, and taking care of the education of many others who
had been begotten to Christ by his ministry: and in all he appears to
have…Acts 16:1Acts 16:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnd he came also for then came he, A.V. and T.R.; to Lystra for Lystra, A.V.; Timothy for Timotheus, A.V.; of a Jewess for of a certain woman which was a Jewess, A.V. and T.R.; which for and, A.V. For Derbe and Lystra,…Acts 16:1Acts 16:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe character of Timothy.
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