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32321 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1015.78 (Matthew Henry)
… and character to be dead to the world. Their most pleasing converse is, and should be, with another world, and their prevailing concern about the business of …
32322 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1015.114 (Matthew Henry)
… .) The character he gives of the world that lay in wickedness: The world has not known thee. Note, Ignorance of God overspreads the world of mankind; this is the …
32323 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1016.93 (Matthew Henry)
… the character of a king, Messiah the prince; and therefore, having owned to Caiaphas that he was the Christ, he would not disown to Pilate that he was king, lest …
32324 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1017.91 (Matthew Henry)
… . The character of this Joseph. He was a disciple of Christ incognito—in secret, a better friend to Christ than he would willingly be known to be. It was his honour …
32325 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1017.92 (Matthew Henry)
… . The character of Nicodemus, which is much the same with that of Joseph; he was a secret friend to Christ, though not his constant follower. He at first came to …
32326 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1019.52 (Matthew Henry)
… people’s characters are nothing to us; it is out of our line to judge them, Romans 14:4. Whatsoever they are, saith Paul, it makes no matter to me. Other people’s …
32327 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1020.10 (Matthew Henry)
… trust God with our safety, when we keep in the way of our duty. The apostles were now to put on a public character, and therefore must venture in a public station …
32328 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1022.6 (Matthew Henry)
… in God’s service. 2. He was a beggar. Being unable to work for his living, he must live upon alms; such are God’s poor. He was laid daily by his friends at one of the …
32329 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1023.8 (Matthew Henry)
… general character: they were rulers, elders, and scribes, Acts 4:5. The scribes were men of learning, who came to dispute with the apostles, and hoped to confute …
32330 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1025.12 (Matthew Henry)
… admirable character, which is requisite not only to the credit of their office, but to the due discharge of it. Secondly, They must be full of the Holy Ghost, must …
32331 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1026.25 (Matthew Henry)
… public character. 1. As Israel’s saviour. This he gave a specimen of in avenging an oppressed Israelite, and killing the Egyptian that abused him ( Acts 7:24 ). Seeing …
32332 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1026.36 (Matthew Henry)
… own [character and doom] from an Old-Testament prophet, who upbraids them,
32333 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1026.41 (Matthew Henry)
… general character of the Jewish nation, Exodus 32:9, 33:3, 33:5, 9:6, 9:13, 31:27, 2:4. 2. They were uncircumcised in heart and ears their hearts and ears were not devoted …
32334 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1026.52 (Matthew Henry)
… Stephen’s character of them answered, You uncircumcised in heart and ears .
32335 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1026.55 (Matthew Henry)
… same character. Note, Those that are full of the Holy Ghost are fit for any thing, either to act for Christ or to suffer for him. And those whom God calls out to difficult …
32336 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1027.31 (Matthew Henry)
… the character here given of Simon is really the character of all wicked people. First, They are in the gall of bitterness —odious to God, as that which is bitter …
32337 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1027.33 (Matthew Henry)
… the character of the upright man that he shakes his hands from holding, from touching bribes, Isaiah 33:15. Secondly, He warns him of his danger of utter destruction …
32338 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1027.38 (Matthew Henry)
… the character given of him, enough to make the stoutest heart to tremble; and, this being so, he begged the prayers of the apostles for him, wishing to have an interest …
32339 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1027.42 (Matthew Henry)
… personal character, which commanded respect, he was of great authority, and bore a mighty sway under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who probably was successor …
32340 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1028.64 (Matthew Henry)
… the character of the virtuous woman, that she lays her hands to the spindle, or at least to the needle, and then stretches out her hand to the poor, and reaches …