16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
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By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. …
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, …
Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way unto you.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-17)In these words we have the apostle’s earnest prayer for them, in which observe, I. To whom he prays: Our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father . We may and should direct our prayers, not only to God the Father, through the mediation of our Lord Jesus Christ, but also to our Lord Jesus Christ himself ; and should pray in his name unto God, not only as his Father but as our Father in a…
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