Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
gave commandment to his accusers . . . to say before thee—This was not done when he wrote, but would be before the letter reached its destination.
Claudius—the Roman name he would take on purchasing his citizenship.
Lysias—his Greek family name.
the most excellent governor—an honorary title of office.
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