2 Peter 1:8
“For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
For if these things be in you,.... Are wrought in you by the Spirit of God, and exercised and performed by his…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For if these things be in you, and abound - If they are in you in rich abundance; if you are eminent for these things.…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
For if these things be in you and abound - If ye possess all there graces, and they increase and abound in your souls,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Peter 1:5-11
In these words the apostle comes to the chief thing intended in this epistle - to excite and engage them to advance in…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
if these things be in you The Greek verb expresses the idea of permanent property or possession, as in Mat 19:21; 1Co…
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