17And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the LORD; and I will heal him. …
The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ:(he is Lord of all:)
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the LORD our God is in all things that we call upon him for?
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-22)We have now come to the last part of the chapter, which contains an account of the great and mighty privileges that converted Jews and Gentiles both receive from Christ. The apostle here shows that those who were in a state of enmity are reconciled. Between the Jews and the Gentiles there had been a great enmity; so there is between God and every unregenerate man. Now Jesus Christ is our peace, Ep…
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