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12541 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 924.2 (Matthew Henry)
… their comfort and benefit. It is promised that God will make foolish the counsels, and weaken the courage of the enemies of the church. The exact meaning is …
12542 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 927.2 (Matthew Henry)
… and comforts are from the unmerited mercy of the Lord. He chose his people that they might be holy. If we love him, it is because he has first loved us; yet we all …
12543 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 929.3 (Matthew Henry)
… their comfort. God has blessings ready for us, but through the weakness of our faith and the narrowness of our desires, we have not room to receive them. He who …
12544 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 930.2 (Matthew Henry)
… and comforts of the Holy Spirit, brought into the souls of men. Christ gave the Spirit to those who are his, to shine in their hearts, and to be a Comforter to them …
12545 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 931.3 (Matthew Henry)
… and comfortable.
12546 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 933.3 (Matthew Henry)
… and comforts of the Spirit, given to those that ask him, Luke 11:13 John 7:38,39; see Acts 11:16. Observe here, the outward church is Christ’s floor, Isaiah 21:10. True …
12547 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 934.2 (Matthew Henry)
… a comfort to us that Christ suffered, being tempted; for thus it appears that our temptations, if not yielded to, are not sins, they are afflictions only. Satan …
12548 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 935.3 (Matthew Henry)
… be comforted by their God. 3. The meek are happy. The meek are those who quietly submit to God; who can bear insult; are silent, or return a soft answer; who, in their …
12549 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 935.9 (Matthew Henry)
… and comfort.
12550 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 936.4 (Matthew Henry)
… and comforts of this present life. Every word here has a lesson in it. We ask for bread; that teaches us sobriety and temperance: and we ask only for bread; not for …
12551 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 936.7 (Matthew Henry)
… the comforts of this life; but leave it to God to make it bitter or sweet as he pleases. Food and raiment God has promised, therefore we may expect them. Take no …
12552 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 937.4 (Matthew Henry)
… present comfort in the favour of God, which is the life of the soul; to eternal bliss, the hope of which at the end of our way, should make all the difficulties of …
12553 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 938.3 (Matthew Henry)
… advise, comfort, and pray for them.
12554 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 938.5 (Matthew Henry)
… and comfort us under them, than in all the writings of the philosophers. Let us not grudge labour, trouble, or expense in doing good to others.
12555 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 938.7 (Matthew Henry)
… a comfort to those who go down to the sea in ships, and are often in perils there, to reflect that they have a Saviour to trust in and pray to, who knows what it is …
12556 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 939.2 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort of peace with God, with the comfort of recovery from sickness, this makes the healing a mercy indeed. This is no encouragement to sin. If thou bring …
12557 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 939.5 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort of his presence. When he is with them, all is well. The presence of the sun makes day, and its absence produces night. Our Lord further reminded them …
12558 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 939.6 (Matthew Henry)
… his comforts to enter. The ruler’s daughter was really dead, but not so to Christ. The death of the righteous is in a special manner to be looked on as only a sleep …
12559 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 940.4 (Matthew Henry)
… and comforts for a time of trial. The disciples of Christ are hated and persecuted as serpents, and their ruin is sought, and they need the serpent’s wisdom …
12560 Matthew Henry’s Concise Bible Commentary, p. 941.6 (Matthew Henry)
… comfort in their hearts. But in coming to him they must take his yoke, and submit to his authority. They must learn of him all things, as to their comfort and …