John Gill's Exposition on Luke 24:53

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And were continually in the temple, etc.] At the time of worship, at the hours of prayer, or of public service; and perhaps always privately in an upper room in it, where they, with others, met frequently, and continued, with one accord, in prayer and supplication; (see Gill on “<440114>Acts 1:14”), a practice worthy of imitation, whether in the public or private way: praising, and blessing God; for his Son Jesus Christ, who had died for their sins, was risen again for their justification, and was now ascended into heaven, to be their advocate there; and for all spiritual bless his Gospel to every creature. Amen; so let him be praised, and blessed by all the saints, for all that is contained in this Gospel. In a manuscript copy of Beza's, it is added, “the Gospel according to Saint Luke was published fifteen years after the ascension of Christ;” (See Gill on the title of this Gospel “<420101>Luke 1:1”) FOOTNOTES Ft1 -- In <451621>Romans 16:21. Ft2 -- Catalog. Script. Ecclesiastes sect. 17. fol. 91. Euseb. Eccl. Hist. 50:3. c. 4. Ft3 -- Praefat in Luc. Ft4 -- T. Bab. Gittin, fol. 11. 2. & Gloss. in ib. Ft5 -- Ubi supra. (Hist. Eccl. 50:3. c. 39.) Ft6 -- Praefat in Luc. Ft7 -- Eccl. Hist. 50:3. c. 24. Ft8 -- T. Bab. Succa, fol. 53. 1. Ft9 -- Epiphan. contra Haeres. 50:2. Haeres. 51. Theophylact. in Argument in Luc. Ft10 -- Ut supra. (Epiphan. contra Haeres. 50:2. Haeres. 51. Theophylact. in Argument in Luc.) Ft11 -- Salonio Epiat. p. 237. Ft12 -- Ut supra. Ft13 -- Ganz. Tzemach David, par. 1. fol. 25. 2. Ft14 -- T Bab. Taanith, fol. 27. 1. Ft15 -- Hilch. Cele Hamikdash, c. 4. sect. 3. Ft16 -- T. Bab. Taanith, fol. 27. 1, 2. Eracin, fol. 12. 9. & 13. 1. T. Hieros. Taanioth, fol. 68. 1. Ft17 -- Misn. Taanith, c. 4. sect. 2. 3. Ft18 -- Maimon. & Bartenora in ib. Ft19 -- Piske Toseph. Moed Katon, art. 62. Ft20 -- Misn, Biccurim, c. 3. sect. 2. & Maimon. & Bartenora in ib. Ft21 -- T. Hieros. Taaniot, fol. 67. 4. Ft22 -- Ib fol. 68. 1. Ft23 -- Hilch. Cele Hamikdash, c. 6. sect. 1, 2. Ft24 -- T. Bab. Pesachim, fol. 49. 1. Ft25 -- Misn. Kiddushin, c. 4. sect. 1. Ft26 -- T. Bab. Yebamot, fol. 80. 2. Maimon. & Bartenora. in Misn. Yebamot, c. 1. sect. 1. & Maimon. Hilch. Ishot, c. 2. sect. 6. Ft27 -- In Koran, c. 3. Ft28 -- Misn. Yoma, c. 2. sect. 1, 2. Ft29 -- Ib. sect. 2, 3, 4. Ft30 -- Misn. Tamid. c. 3. sect. 1. Ft31 -- Ib. c. 5. sect. 2. 4. Ft32 -- Misn. Tamid. c. 6. sect. 3. Ft33 -- Hilchot Tamidin, c. 4. sect. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Vid. T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 25. 1. & Gloss in fol. 22. 1. & Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Yoma, c. 2. sect. 1. Ft34 -- T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 26. 1. Ft35 -- Maimon. Hilch. Tamidin, c. 3. sect. 3. 9. & Yore. haccipurim, c. 4. sect. 2. Vid. T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 44. 1. Ft36 -- T. Bab. Berncot, fol. 7. 1. Ft37 -- T. Hieros. Yoma, fol. 42. 3. Ft38 -- Deuteronomy Bello Jud. 50:13. c. 18. Ft39 -- T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 33. 2. Ft40 -- Hilch. Beth Habbechira, c. 1. sect. 7. Ft41 -- Maimon. Hilch. Nezirut, c. 5. sect. 1. Ft42 -- R. David Kimchi in Sepher Shorashim, rad. rkç Ft43 -- Misn. Pesach. c. 3. sect. 1. & Jarchi, Maimom. & Bartenora in ib. Ft44 -- Misn. Ediot, c. 8. sect. 7. Ft45 -- Misn. Abot, c. 5. sect. 21. & Maimon. in ib. Ft46 -- R. Sol. Urbin. Ohel Moed, fol. 24. 2. Ft47 -- T. Bab. Cholin, fol. 24. 1. Ft48 -- Maimon. Hilch. Cele Hamikdash, c. 3. sect. 8. Ft49 -- T. Hicros. Rosh Hashana, fol. 56. 4. Ft50 -- Targum Jon. in <022410>Exodus 24:10. Targum in Esth. 4:12. & in Psal. cxxxvii. 8. T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 19. 2. Shemot R…

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