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John Gill's Exposition on Acts 5:23

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Saying, the prison truly found we shut with all safety, etc.] Locked, barred and bolted; and the keepers standing without before the doors; both inner and outer in their proper places, diligently discharging their office: but when we had opened we found no man within; that is, none of the apostles, for there might be other prisoners in it, who were not released by this means.
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