"One solitary convert, a woman, and she already a seeker after God, and a native of that very Asia where they had been forbidden to preach"(Furneaux). But a new ...

Two things more are to be observed concerning this book: - (1.) The penman of it. It was written by Luke, who wrote the third of the four gospels, which ...

JFB: Rev 13:1 - beast Greek, "wild beast." Man ... Its fullness and richness and harmonic variety place it far above Greek tragedy. ... The prologue of the book 1:1 ...

In the Greek theatres, the "orchestra" made a part of the "scena"; but in the Roman theatres, none of the actors ever descended into the "orchestra", which ...

Wesley: 1Co 13:7 - Meantime it endureth all things Whatever the injustice, the malice, the cruelty of men can inflict. He can not only do, but likewise suffer, ...

Defender: Rom 12:1 - reasonable service "Reasonable" is the Greek ... theatre. For ... This is an oversimplification of the book, but the distinction is a valid one ...

The Greek word implies one that was a slave, but now is free. Is free in this respect. The Greek word implies one that was a slave, but now is free. Wesley ...

Here Jesus turns one of the elemental human instincts to spiritual use. There is in all men hunger for food, for love, for God. It is passionate hunger and ...

Paul here as in Rom 1:16 includes both Jews and Greeks, to the Jew first. Robertson: Act 20:21 - Repentance toward God Repentance toward God ( tēn ...

Robertson: Luk 24:1 - At early dawn At early dawn ( orthrou batheos ). Genitive of time. Literally, at deep dawn. The adjective bathus (deep) was often used of ...