20But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
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Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? …
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 19-21)Here we see what we may comfort ourselves with, in reference to this, and the little errors and heresies that both infect and infest the church, and do mischief. I. It may be a great comfort to us that the unbelief of men cannot make the promise of God of no effect. Though the faith of some particular persons be overthrown, yet the foundation of God standeth sure (2 Tim. 2:19); it is not possible…
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