And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,
And as they cried out, and threw off their garments, and cast dust into the air,
And they crying out and casting up their garments, and throwing dust into the air,
And as they were crying, and throwing away their clothes, and casting dust into the air,
Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.
Voices3
As they were shouting, throwing off their cloaks, and throwing dust into the air. In the Lord's passion, the priest alone leaping from the throne tears his garments, because then the old priesthood was to be changed to the new. But now, because after the …
Bede· Commentary on Acts, 735patristic
And as they cried out,.... In this furious manner: and cast off their clothes; either like madmen, that knew not what they did, or in order to stone him; see Act 7:57. and threw dust into the air either with their hands, or by striking the earth, and scraping it with their feet, through indignation and wrath, like persons possessed, or mad.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
Cast off their clothes - Their outer garments. Probably they did it now intending to stone him, Act 7:58. And threw dust into the air - As expressive of them abhorrence and indignation. This was a striking exhibition of rage and malice. Paul was guarded by Roman soldiers so that they could not injure him; and their only way of expressing their wrath was by menaces and threats, and by these tokens of furious indignation. Thus, Shimei expressed his indignation against David by cursing him, throwing stones at him, and casting dust, 2Sa 16:13.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical
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So David and his men proceeded along the road as Shimei went along the ridge of the hill opposite him. As Shimei went, he yelled curses, threw stones, and flung dust at David.
you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;
and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Acts 7:53you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”
leads to
For if the message spoken by angels was binding, and every transgression and disobedience received its just punishment,
Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.
He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.
Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
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Ecclesiastes 10:3Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.
leads to
A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
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Acts 7:58They dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. Meanwhile the witnesses laid their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul.
leads to
And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was shed, I stood there giving my approval and watching over the garments of those who killed him.’
And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
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