Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Acts 19:9

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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when divers--"some." were hardened, &c.--implying that others, probably a large number, believed. spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed--from the synagogue, as at Corinth (Act 18:7). and separated the disciples--withdrawing to a separate place of meeting, for the sake both of the converts already made, and the unsophisticated multitude. disputing--"discoursing" or "discussing." daily in the school--or lecture hall. of one Tyrannus--probably a converted teacher of rhetoric or philosophy.

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