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15401 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 981.50 (Matthew Henry)

… the comfort of it. [5.] That those who have their sins pardoned are obliged to love him that pardoned them; and the more is forgiven them, the more they should love …

15402 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 981.52 (Matthew Henry)

… her comfortable sense of it; for we love God because he first loved us; he did not forgive us because we first loved him. “But to whom little is forgiven, as is to …

15403 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 981.53 (Matthew Henry)

… her comfort in the forgiveness of her sin, that she was justified by her faith. All these expressions of sorrow for sin, and love to Christ, were the effects and …

15404 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 982.36 (Matthew Henry)

… and comforts. This man in whom the devils had got possession, and kept it long, being under their influence, wore no clothes, neither abode in any house ( Luke 8 …

15405 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 982.39 (Matthew Henry)

… a comfort is this to the Lord’s people, that all the powers of darkness are under the check and control of the Lord Jesus! He has them all in a chain. He can send …

15406 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 982.44 (Matthew Henry)

… and comforts, to gain an opportunity of being serviceable to the souls of others. Perhaps Christ knew that, when the resentment of the loss of their swine was …

15407 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 982.48 (Matthew Henry)

… have comfortable communion with Christ, so they have comfortable communications from him incognito — secretly, meat to eat that the world knows not of, and …

15408 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 982.52 (Matthew Henry)

… the comfort of it: Be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole, Luke 8:48. Jacob got the blessing from Isaac clandestinely, and by a wile; but, when the fraud …

15409 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 982.54 (Matthew Henry)

… a comfortable word which Christ said to these mourners, yet they wickedly ridiculed it, and laughed him to scorn for it here was a pearl cast before swine. They …

15410 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 983.3 (Matthew Henry)

… as comfort to those that received them, Luke 9:5. “If there be any place that will not entertain you, if the magistrates deny you admission and threaten to treat …

15411 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 983.10 (Matthew Henry)

… his comforts, and has for each what the case calls for; relief for every exigence.

15412 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 983.11 (Matthew Henry)

… creature-comforts, we must look up to heaven. Christ did so, to teach us to do so. We must acknowledge that we receive them from God, and that we are unworthy to receive …

15413 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 983.15 (Matthew Henry)

… unspeakable comfort to us that our Lord Jesus is God’s anointed, for then he has unquestionable authority and ability for his undertaking; for his being …

15414 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 983.35 (Matthew Henry)

… is comfortable to receive them from the hand of Christ, to see him delivering them to us again: “Here, take this child, and be thankful; take it, and bring it up for …

15415 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 983.62 (Matthew Henry)

… any comfort; whereas, in following Christ, he might be more a comfort and blessing to them than if he had continued with them. (2.) That he seemed to have his worldly …

15416 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 983.63 (Matthew Henry)

… divine comforts whose fallow ground is not first broken up, so those are not fit to be employed in sowing who know not how to break up the fallow ground, but, when …

15417 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 984.13 (Matthew Henry)

… the comforts of the gospel in whom there is a good work of grace wrought. And, as to those, your peace shall find them out and rest upon them; your prayers for them …

15418 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 984.20 (Matthew Henry)

… the comfort of it; they speak of it with an air of exultation: Even the devils, those potent enemies, are subject to us. Note, the saints have no greater joy or satisfaction …

15419 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 984.27 (Matthew Henry)

… and comfort which are intended for the chosen remnant; it is all delivered into the hands of the Lord Jesus; in him all fulness must dwell, and from him it must …

15420 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 984.53 (Matthew Henry)

… and comfort, and would not have her go through so much toil and trouble, and she expected that he should now bid her sister take her share in it. When Martha was …