10For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.
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For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts. …
At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me.
Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the stars are not pure in his sight.
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-11)Here the apostle makes a comparison between the Old Testament and the New, the law of Moses and the gospel of Jesus Christ, and values himself and his fellow-labourers by this, that they were able ministers of the New Testament , that God had made them so, 2 Cor. 3:6. This he does in answer to the accusations of false teachers, who magnify greatly the law of Moses. I. He distinguishes between the…
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