13For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-13)The apostle, having condemned the sin of those who had an undue respect of persons, and having urged what was sufficient to convict them of the greatness of this evil, now proceeds to show how the matter may be mended; it is the work of a gospel ministry, not only to reprove and warn, but to teach and direct. Col. 1:28; Warning every man, and teaching every man . And here, I. We have the law that…
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