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... Stephen's death , a young man is mentioned ' whose name was Saul , ' how James had authority to say ' I judge , ' how the author of the book became the companion of St Paul . In some places the minuteness and the brevity are united ...
... Stephen's death , a young man is mentioned ' whose name was Saul , ' how James had authority to say ' I judge , ' how the author of the book became the companion of St Paul . In some places the minuteness and the brevity are united ...
Page xxii
... Stephen , and James : thus furnishing an ' unde- signed ' evidence of the faithfulness with which those speeches were preserved and recorded . At the same time his phraseology so often resembles that of the LXX . as to leave no doubt of ...
... Stephen , and James : thus furnishing an ' unde- signed ' evidence of the faithfulness with which those speeches were preserved and recorded . At the same time his phraseology so often resembles that of the LXX . as to leave no doubt of ...
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... Stephen - Con- Caligula . version of St Paul . 41 Paul first visits Jerusalem ; departs to Tarsus . Claudius . 43 Paul at Jerusalem - Death of James and Herod Agrippa . 48 Council at Jerusalem . 50 Paul at Athens and Corinth . 52 Paul ...
... Stephen - Con- Caligula . version of St Paul . 41 Paul first visits Jerusalem ; departs to Tarsus . Claudius . 43 Paul at Jerusalem - Death of James and Herod Agrippa . 48 Council at Jerusalem . 50 Paul at Athens and Corinth . 52 Paul ...
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... Stephen , had been charged with disaffection to the Mosaic law , the Pharisees , being zealots for the law , appear to have joined in the persecution which ensued . Hence the activity of Saul , who was a Pharisee , viii . 3 ; xxii . 3 ...
... Stephen , had been charged with disaffection to the Mosaic law , the Pharisees , being zealots for the law , appear to have joined in the persecution which ensued . Hence the activity of Saul , who was a Pharisee , viii . 3 ; xxii . 3 ...
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... Stephen just as at iv . 35 , the community of goods is mentioned a second time , in order to introduce the in- dividual cases of Barnabas and ( especially ) of Ananias . 6 Upon the whole therefore , we may reasonably sup- pose , that as ...
... Stephen just as at iv . 35 , the community of goods is mentioned a second time , in order to introduce the in- dividual cases of Barnabas and ( especially ) of Ananias . 6 Upon the whole therefore , we may reasonably sup- pose , that as ...
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Page 125 - Gentiles, knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
Page 171 - I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. 18 [And] the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
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Page 52 - And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him. And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone ; and they were afraid to come nigh him.
Page 165 - I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: 3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.