3And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; …
And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.
And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)It is usual with the prophets, when they foretel the grievances of the church, to furnish it at the same time with proper antidotes, a remedy for every malady. And no relief is so sovereign, of such general application, so easily accommodated to every case, and of such powerful efficacy, as those that are fetched from Christ and the future state; thence the comforts here are fetched. I. Jesus Chri…
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