Hebrews 3:9
“When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
When your fathers tempted me,.... This the apostle cites and repeats, to expose the glorying of the Jews in their…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Proved me - “As if they would have made an experiment how much it was possible for me to bear.” - Doddridge. The meaning…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
When your fathers tempted me - It would be better to translate οὑ where than when, as the Vulgate has done in its ubi;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Hebrews 3:7-19
Here the apostle proceeds in pressing upon them serious counsels and cautions to the close of the chapter; and he…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
when Rather, "where," i.e. at Massah, or in the wilderness. The rendering "wherewith" or "with which temptation," would…
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