25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
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And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. …
In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20-27)Here, I. The apostle encourages the disciples (to whom he writes) in these dangerous times, in this hour of seducers; he encourages them in the assurance of their stability in this day of apostasy: But you have an unction from the Holy One, and you know all things. We see, 1. The blessing wherewith they were enriched—an unguent from heaven: You have an unction . True Christians are anointed ones,…
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