2(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.)
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Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)In these verses we have an account of the apostle’s general errand and exhortation to all to whom he preached in every place where he came, with the several arguments and methods he used. Observe, I. The errand or exhortation itself, namely, to comply with the gospel offers of reconciliation—that, being favoured with the gospel, they would not receive this grace of God in vain , 2 Cor. 6:1. The go…
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