Key to the Acts of the Apostles; or, The Acts of the Apostles historically, chronologically and geographically consideredLongmans, Green & Company, 1869 - 210 pages |
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... supposed connection with Sejanus to be put to instant death . A dreadful carnage followed : neither sex nor age was spared ; the noble and ignoble perished without distinction ; dead bodies in mangled heaps , or scattered up and down ...
... supposed connection with Sejanus to be put to instant death . A dreadful carnage followed : neither sex nor age was spared ; the noble and ignoble perished without distinction ; dead bodies in mangled heaps , or scattered up and down ...
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... supposed , the approach of happier times ; but before one short year had passed by , the very nature of the once beloved Caligula appeared to have un- dergone a mysterious change . From this time forth his follies and cruelties stand ...
... supposed , the approach of happier times ; but before one short year had passed by , the very nature of the once beloved Caligula appeared to have un- dergone a mysterious change . From this time forth his follies and cruelties stand ...
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... supposed to have been a Jewish pro- selyte , we find Nero hereafter occasionally disposed to favour the oppressed.3 Jos . Ant . xx . 8. 9. Now when Porcius Festus was sent as successor to Felix by Nero , the principal of the Jewish ...
... supposed to have been a Jewish pro- selyte , we find Nero hereafter occasionally disposed to favour the oppressed.3 Jos . Ant . xx . 8. 9. Now when Porcius Festus was sent as successor to Felix by Nero , the principal of the Jewish ...
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... supposed that the Samaritans were the authors of that disturbance . But when he was informed that cer- tain of the Jews were making innovations , he ordered those to be crucified whom Cumanus had taken captive . ' Jos . Ant . xx . 6. 2 ...
... supposed that the Samaritans were the authors of that disturbance . But when he was informed that cer- tain of the Jews were making innovations , he ordered those to be crucified whom Cumanus had taken captive . ' Jos . Ant . xx . 6. 2 ...
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Francis Bowen (M.C.P.). Agrippa attended at the trial , and is supposed to have been the means of turning the balance of justice in favour of the accusers.1 Certain it is that the conduct of the Samaritan and Roman officers was highly ...
Francis Bowen (M.C.P.). Agrippa attended at the trial , and is supposed to have been the means of turning the balance of justice in favour of the accusers.1 Certain it is that the conduct of the Samaritan and Roman officers was highly ...
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Page 197 - Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified ; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.
Page 194 - And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
Page 189 - And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Page 185 - And a vision appeared to Paul in the night ; There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us.
Page 192 - And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time ; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
Page 197 - And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people ; and...
Page 195 - Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.
Page 197 - AND in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
Page 93 - Now there was about this time, Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure.
Page 202 - Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things, ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.