15And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.
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Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: …
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-22)In these verses the apostle considers the gospel under the notion of a will or testament, the new or last will and testament of Christ, and shows the necessity and efficacy of the blood of Christ to make this testament valid and effectual. I. The gospel is here considered as a testament, the new and last will and testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is observable that the solemn tran…
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