8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
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Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-9)The first word, wherein , refers to the apostle’s foregoing discourse about the excellency of their present state, and their grand expectations for the future. “In this condition you greatly rejoice, though now for a season , or a little while, if need be, you are made sorrowful through manifold temptations ,” 1 Pet. 1:6. I. The apostle grants they were in great affliction, and propounds several t…
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