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32361 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1045.40 (Matthew Henry)
… invidious character for another, but to speak civilly to those who speak slightly of us. It becomes us, upon all occasions, to speak the words of truth and soberness …
32362 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1046.12 (Matthew Henry)
… the character of a prophet. Now here we have,
32363 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1047.20 (Matthew Henry)
… what character the emperor Nero now had, and what a tyrant he had of late become, he began to have some melancholy thoughts about his appeal to Caesar, and the …
32364 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1048.11 (Matthew Henry)
… my God. It is good to begin every thing with blessing God, to make that the alpha and omega of every song, in every thing to give thanks .— My God. He speaks this with …
32365 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1051.6 (Matthew Henry)
… ), but God’s not laying it to our charge, as it follows here: it is God’s not imputing sin ( Romans 4:8 ), which makes it wholly a gracious act of God, not dealing with us …
32366 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1055.2 (Matthew Henry)
… Christ, God does not only not condemn them, but is well pleased with them, Matthew 17:5. 2. It is the undoubted character of all those who are so in Christ Jesus as …
32367 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1055.8 (Matthew Henry)
… and character,
32368 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1055.9 (Matthew Henry)
… of God as their rule are conformable to the spirit of Christ as their pattern. Now this description of the character of those to whom belongs this first privilege …
32369 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1055.16 (Matthew Henry)
… undoubted character of all true believers that they are led by the Spirit of God. Having submitted themselves in believing to his guidance, they do in their …
32370 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1055.33 (Matthew Henry)
… . The character of the saints, who are interested in this privilege; they are here described by such properties as are common to all that are truly sanctified …
32371 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1056.7 (Matthew Henry)
… , seeing God blessed for ever would be a man, he would be a Jew; and, considering the posture and character of that people at that time, it may well be looked upon …
32372 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1057.5 (Matthew Henry)
… of God. The unbelieving Jews were the most bitter enemies Paul had in the world, and yet Paul gives them as good a character as the truth would bear. We should …
32373 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1062.26 (Matthew Henry)
… highest characters that could be. He began his epistle with their praises ( Romans 1:8 ), Your faith is spoken of throughout the world, thereby to make way for his …
32374 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1062.30 (Matthew Henry)
… character of the circumcision that they rejoice — kauchomenoi, in Christ Jesus) concerning the things of God; or those things that are offered to God—the …
32375 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1062.36 (Matthew Henry)
… great character they had in all the churches for faith and holiness; they were men that excelled in virtue, and therefore Paul was so desirous to come to them …
32376 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1064.3 (Matthew Henry)
… this character: Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God. He had not taken this honour to himself, but had a divine commission for …
32377 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1064.5 (Matthew Henry)
… the character of Christians that they wait for Christ’s second coming; all our religion has regard to this: we believe it, and hope for it, and it is the business …
32378 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1064.17 (Matthew Henry)
… distinguished character in any of these respects were chosen for the work of the ministry. God did not choose philosophers, nor orators, nor statesmen, nor …
32379 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1064.18 (Matthew Henry)
… this character, as things that are not. Thus, in the apocryphal book of Esther, she is brought in praying that God would not give his sceptre to those who are not …
32380 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1065.13 (Matthew Henry)
… character of the pretenders to philosophy and the Grecian learning and wisdom in that day. Such a man receives not the things of the Spirit of God. Revelation …