23For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.
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Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee; this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-25)God had wonderfully owned Philip in his work as an evangelist at Samaria, but he could do no more than an evangelist; there were some peculiar powers reserved to the apostles, for the keeping up of the dignity of their office, and here we have an account of what was done by two of them there— Peter and John . The twelve kept together at Jerusalem (Acts 8:1), and thither these good tidings were bro…
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