2That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
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But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-2)That the apostle might the better reach his end in writing this epistle, which is to make them steady and constant in a fiducial and practical remembrance of the doctrine of the gospel, he, 1. Expresses his special affection and tenderness for them, by calling them beloved , hereby evidencing that he added to godliness brotherly-kindness , as he had (2 Pet. 1:17) exhorted them to do. Ministers mus…
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