17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
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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. …
Behold, they shall surely gather together, but not by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake.
And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. …
He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 11-17)Very precious promises are here made to the church in her low condition, that God would not only continue his love to his people under their troubles as before, but that he would restore them to their former prosperity, nay, that he would raise them to greater prosperity than any they had yet enjoyed. In the foregoing chapter we had the humiliation and exaltation of Christ; here we have the humili…
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