4To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
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And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.
And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 3-5)We come now to the body of the epistle, which begins with, I. A congratulation of the dignity and happiness of the state of these believers, brought in under the form of a thanksgiving to God. Other epistles begin in like manner, 2 Cor. 1:3 ; Eph. 1:3 . Here we have, 1. The duty performed, which is blessing God. A man blesses God by a just acknowledgment of his excellency and blessedness. 2. The o…
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