7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
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But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. …
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-10)Here the apostle begins his account of the glorious change that was wrought in them by converting grace, where observe, I. By whom, and in what manner, it was brought about and effected. 1. Negatively: Not of yourselves , Eph. 2:8. Our faith, our conversion, and our eternal salvation, are not the mere product of any natural abilities, nor of any merit of our own: Not of works, lest any man should…
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