14. continued with one accord--knit by a bond stronger than death.
in prayer and supplication--for the promised baptism, the need of
which in their orphan state would be increasingly felt.
and Mary the mother of Jesus--distinguished from the other "women,"
but "so as to exclude the idea of her having any pre-eminence over the
disciples. We find her with the rest in prayer to her glorified Son"
[WEBSTER and
WILKINSON].
This is the last mention of her in the New Testament. The fable of
the Assumption of the Virgin has no foundation even in tradition
[ALFORD].
with his brethren--(See on
Joh 7:3).
JFB.
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