60And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
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But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. …
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 54-60)We have here the death of the first martyr of the Christian church, and there is in this story a lively instance of the outrage and fury of the persecutors (such as we may expect to meet with if we are called out to suffer for Christ), and of the courage and comfort of the persecuted, that are thus called out. Here is hell in its fire and darkness, and heaven in its light and brightness; and these…
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