Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Acts 26:29

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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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I would to God, &c.--What unequalled magnanimity does this speech breathe! Only his Master ever towered above this. not only . . . almost . . . but altogether--or, "whether soon or late," or "with little or much difficulty." except these bonds--doubtless holding up his two chained hands (see on Act 12:6): which in closing such a noble utterance must have had an electrical effect.

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