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2621 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1023.49 (Matthew Henry)
… services afterwards in the church of God, especially in carrying the gospel to the Gentiles; and, that this might not appear to come from any ill-will to his …
2622 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1024.32 (Matthew Henry)
… are to be looked upon by us as granted, not that we may enjoy the comforts of our life, but that God may be honoured with the services of our life. Let my soul live …
2623 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1025.17 (Matthew Henry)
… , according to that promise, is that fulness of the Holy Ghost which was required in those that were to be chosen to this service. We may further conjecture, concerning …
2624 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1025.18 (Matthew Henry)
… the service to which they were called, and own them in it, and make them thereby a blessing to the church, and particularly to the poor of the flock. All that are …
2625 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1025.23 (Matthew Henry)
… zealous to argue with them and convince them, and this was the service to which God had called him.
2626 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1026.1 (Matthew Henry)
… Jesus called his apostles out to be employed in services and sufferings for him, he told them that yet the last should be first, and the first last, which was …
2627 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1026.24 (Matthew Henry)
… honour God designed to put upon him; he was asteios to Theo — fair towards God; he was sanctified from the womb, and this made him beautiful in God’s eyes; for it …
2628 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1026.25 (Matthew Henry)
… prelude to, or entrance upon, the public service he was to be called out to ( Acts 7:23 ): When he was full forty years old, in the prime of his time for preferment in …
2629 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1026.31 (Matthew Henry)
… . 2. God showed favour to them by him, and he was very forward to serve them, though they had thrust him away. God might justly have refused them his service, and he …
2630 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1026.33 (Matthew Henry)
… eminent services which Moses continued to do to the people of Israel, after he had been instrumental to bring them out of Egypt, Acts 7:38. And herein also he …
2631 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1026.55 (Matthew Henry)
… , either to act for Christ or to suffer for him. And those whom God calls out to difficult services for his name he will qualify for those services, and carry comfortably …
2632 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1027.3 (Matthew Henry)
… advantage to himself, and great service to the church, yet they bewailed it as a general loss, so well qualified was he for the service, and so likely to be useful …
2633 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1027.14 (Matthew Henry)
… as to the service of God. The grace of God in the gospel is designed for the healing of those that are spiritually lame and paralytic, and cannot help themselves …
2634 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1028.39 (Matthew Henry)
… eminent services: He is to bear my name before the Gentiles, is to be the apostle of the Gentiles, and to carry the gospel to heathen nations. Christ’s name is …
2635 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.3 (Matthew Henry)
… more serviceable. 1. Cornelius was an officer of the army, Acts 10:1. He was at present quartered in Cesarea, a strong city, lately re-edified and fortified by Herod …
2636 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.15 (Matthew Henry)
… same call to him, to kill, and eat, and the same reason, that what God hath cleansed we must not call common; but whether Peter’s refusal was repeated the second …
2637 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.18 (Matthew Henry)
… our call clear to any service, we should not suffer ourselves to be perplexed with doubts and scruples concerning it arising from former prejudices or pre …
2638 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.23 (Matthew Henry)
… proselyted to the Jewish religion, which mistake Peter acknowledges was not rectified. (2.) He enquires wherein he might be serviceable to them: “ I ask, therefore …
2639 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.26 (Matthew Henry)
… them to be published to the world. “We are ready to hear all, to come at the beginning of the service and stay to the end, and be attentive all the while, else how can …
2640 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1029.34 (Matthew Henry)
… in God. God not only sent him, but was present with him all along, owned him, stood by him, and carried him on in all his services and sufferings. Note, Those whom God …