supplications. Greek. hiketeria. Only here. In classical Greek the olive branch in the hand of a suppliant, implying need and claim.
with. Greek. meta.App-104.
crying. Greek. krauge. See Act_23:9.
death. Not from death, for the Greek word is ek, not apo. He went down into death, but was saved out of (Greek. ek) it by resurrection.
in that, &c = for (Greek. apo. Compare Act_12:14) His piety, or godly fear (Greek. eulabeia. Here and Heb_12:28). This verse is a Divine supplement to the Gospel records.