The Pulpit Commentary on Acts 22:23

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Threw off their garments for east off their clothes, A.V.; east for threw, A.V. Threw off their garments. Either "wild signs of fury, gestures by which they gave to understand that they would gladly accomplish the cry, 'Away with him from the earth!'

" (Lunge), tokens of applause and consent at the sentiment of the cry," Lucian, ' De Salt,'); or (so Meyer) signifying that they were ready to stone the culprit (see Acts 22:20).

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