14Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
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Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; …
For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. …
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-17)Here the apostle presses the exhortation to patience and perseverance by an argument taken from the gentle measure and gracious nature of those sufferings which the believing Hebrews endured in their Christian course. I. From the gentle and moderate degree and measure of their sufferings: You have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin , Heb. 12:4. Observe, 1. He owns that they had suff…
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