2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
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I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. …
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. …
And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-2)Now here we have an account of two things which occasioned the wickedness of the old world:—1. The increase of mankind: Men began to multiply upon the face of the earth . This was the effect of the blessing (Gen. 1:28), and yet man’s corruption so abused and perverted this blessing that it was turned into a curse. Thus sin takes occasion by the mercies of God to be the more exceedingly sinful. Pro…
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