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16001 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1105.12 (Matthew Henry)
… be comforted with them; and those shall share in the reward, who bear their part of the burden. He loved them because they adhered to him in his bonds, and in the …
16002 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1105.13 (Matthew Henry)
… , everlasting, comforting grace, which so powerful an intercessor as Paul asked of God for them. It is an encouragement to us to know that we are prayed for by …
16003 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1105.17 (Matthew Henry)
… , the comfort which Paul had in his sufferings, his extraordinary consolations received from Christ in a suffering state, greatly encouraged them. They saw …
16004 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1105.22 (Matthew Henry)
… his comforts and all his hopes: but to a good Christian it is gain, for it is the end of all his weakness and misery and the perfection of his comforts and accomplishment …
16005 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1105.26 (Matthew Henry)
… and comfort. 4. What promotes our faith and joy of faith is very much for our furtherance in the way to heaven. The more faith the more joy, and the more faith and …
16006 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1105.29 (Matthew Henry)
… , and comfort. Let it be in all respects as those who belong to the kingdom of God among men, and are members and subjects of it. It is an ornament to our profession …
16007 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1106.4 (Matthew Henry)
… that comfort, if you would find it, if you indeed believe that the grace of love is a comfortable grace, abound in it.” (3.) “ Fellowship of the Spirit. If there is such …
16008 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1106.13 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort he had in their well-doing. He was in pain when he had not heard of them for a good while, and therefore would send Timothy to enquire, and bring him …
16009 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1106.14 (Matthew Henry)
… of comforting them by the sight of so dear a friend. 5. Paul recommends him to their esteem and affection: “ Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness …
16010 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1107.3 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort of our religion the more closely we shall cleave to it: the more we rejoice in Christ the more willing we shall be to do and suffer for him, and the …
16011 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1107.14 (Matthew Henry)
… , and comforts. If Paul had not attained to perfection (who had reached to so high a pitch of holiness), much less have we. Again, Brethren, I count not myself to have …
16012 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1107.24 (Matthew Henry)
… of comfort to us that he can subdue all things to himself, and sooner or later will bring over all into his interest. And the resurrection will be wrought by …
16013 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1108.6 (Matthew Henry)
… how comfortable it would be to them to have the assistance of others. Of his fellow-labourers he says, Whose names are in the book of life; either they were chosen …
16014 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1108.7 (Matthew Henry)
… ) his comforts delight our souls ( Psalms 94:19 ), and our meditation of him is sweet, Psalms 104:34. Observe, It is our duty and privilege to rejoice in God, and to rejoice …
16015 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1108.10 (Matthew Henry)
… , the comfortable sense of our reconciliation to God and interest in his favour, and the hope of the heavenly blessedness, and enjoyment of God hereafter, which …
16016 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1108.14 (Matthew Henry)
… him comfortably while he was with them, but when he departed from Macedonia they sent tokens of their kindness after him; and this when no other church did …
16017 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1108.17 (Matthew Henry)
… our comfort in God or distrust his providence, or to take any indirect course for our own supply. (2.) To a prosperous condition—to know how to abound, how to be full …
16018 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1109.6 (Matthew Henry)
… the comforts and benefits of the gospel to ourselves. Does the gospel bring forth fruit in us? So it does in others.
16019 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1109.11 (Matthew Henry)
… great comfort to us that he who undertakes to give strength to his people is a God of power and of glorious power. Where there is spiritual life there is still …
16020 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1109.13 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort of it, he must have the glory of it. Now what is it which is wrought for us in the application of redemption? 1. “He hath delivered us from the power of …