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But Paul said, I am a man [which am] a Jew of Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
Acts 21:39 — KJV
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Acts 21:39
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on Acts 21:39
Theological / DevotionalA Jew of Tarsus. See on ch. 9:11. For comment on Paul as a Roman citizen see p. 94.
No mean city. Or, “no unmarked city,” “no inconsiderable city.” A legitimate boast, from the cultural as well as the commercial viewpoint. Coins of Tarsus have been found bearing the designation metropolis autonomous, “self-governing city.”
Speak unto the people. Paul still hoped, doubtless more for the sake of the gospel and the church than for himself, to make the Jews understand his true attitudes and activities.
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