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4001 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 3.29 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice, and mutual helpfulness is the constant care and endeavour, 1 Corinthians 7:33, 7:34. (4.) Family-society, if it is agreeable, is a redress sufficient for …
4002 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 3.34 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice of this relation, which is so near and so lasting. That had need be well done which is to be done for life. 4. See how firm the bond of marriage is, not to …
4003 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 4.31 (Matthew Henry)
… worldling’s choice, whose character it is that he pants after the dust of the earth ! Amos 2:7. These choose their own delusions, and so shall their doom be. (2.) He …
4004 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 5.8 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice of his offering: not the lame, nor the lean, nor the refuse, but the firstlings of the flock —the best he had, and the fat thereof —the best of those best …
4005 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 5.33 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice of sinners; and so shall their doom be, to their eternal confusion.
4006 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 5.36 (Matthew Henry)
… Cain’s choice, after he had forsaken God; he pitched upon a settlement in this world, as his rest for ever. Those who looked for the heavenly city chose, while …
4007 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 6.14 (Matthew Henry)
… his choice, will persevere to the end, and walk with God while he lives, as one that hopes to live for ever with him, Psalms 104:33 .
4008 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 7.3 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice which their own corrupt affections made: they took all that they chose, without advice and consideration. But, (3.) That which proved of such bad consequence …
4009 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 12.25 (Matthew Henry)
… God’s choices, the last are often first and the first last. We have, 2. Some account of his brethren. (1.) Nahor, out of whose family both Isaac and Jacob had their wives …
4010 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 14.13 (Matthew Henry)
… his choice, and offers to take up with his leavings: If thou wilt take the left hand, I will go to the right. There was all the reason in the world that Abram should …
4011 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 14.14 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice, without compliment he accepted it, and made his election. Passion and selfishness make men rude. Now, in the choice which Lot made, we may observe …
4012 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 14.15 (Matthew Henry)
… , Sensual choices are sinful choices, and seldom speed well. Those who in choosing relations, callings, dwellings, or settlements are guided and governed by …
4013 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 14.16 (Matthew Henry)
… unadvised choice.
4014 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 14.18 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice, God comes to him, and assures him that what he had should remain to him and his heirs for ever; so that, though Lot perhaps had the better land, yet Abram …
4015 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 15.5 (Matthew Henry)
… the choices which are made by our lusts should issue to our comfort. Particular mention is made of their taking Lot’s goods, those goods which had occasioned …
4016 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 22.10 (Matthew Henry)
… had choice of nurses, no doubt, in her own family: and yet she would do her duty in this matter; and her daughters the good wives are while they thus do well, 1 Peter …
4017 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 22.28 (Matthew Henry)
… , were choice goods in that country: thanks be to God, that they are not so scarce in ours. (1.) Abraham mildly told Abimelech of it, Genesis 21:25. Note, If our brother …
4018 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 25.10 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice of suitable yoke-fellows: happy marriages those are likely to be that are made in the fear of God; and these, we are sure, are made in heaven.
4019 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 28.8 (Matthew Henry)
… some choice pieces of kid, seasoning them, serving them up, so as to make him believe they were venison: this it was no hard matter to do. See the folly of those that …
4020 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 28.13 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice of their own affections, rather than the dictates of the divine will, involve themselves in such perplexities as these. But he soon recovers himself …