5Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
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He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-11)The apostle proceeds in this chapter where he left off in the last, with further exhortations to Christian duties. He presses them largely to like-mindedness and lowly-mindedness, in conformity to the example of the Lord Jesus, the great pattern of humility and love. Here we may observe, I. The great gospel precept passed upon us; that is, to love one another. This is the law of Christ’s kingdom,…
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