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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the forward. For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. There is no credit in suffering rightfully; the credit is in patiently...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Honour all men. Whoever they may be, be courteous, respectful, kind to all men, because they are men. Whatever their circumstances, they are men, therefore “honour all men.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. Not always “sticking up for his rights,” as an ungodly man says, but feeling that the greatest...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle but also to the froward. For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the forward. For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called: It is part of a true Christian’s calling to bear what is put upon him wrongfully.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For what glory is it, if, when ye are buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? But if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. It may be hard to bear, but in that very hardness lies much of the fragrance of it towards God. As spices must be bruised, so must you be pressed and crushed to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: Who his own self bare our sins...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: who when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: This leads Peter to make the following glorious declaration...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For even hereunto were ye called- Called to do right, and to suffer for it! Ah me, what a call is that!
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps; who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; and when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For even hereunto were ye called: Called, you see, to be buffeted when you don’t, deserve it.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: Herein is he a pattern of patience to all his people.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: There was no reason why he...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, — There was a transference of sin from sinners to Christ. This is no fiction. He, “his own self,” bore that sin “in his own body on the tree,” — 1Pe_2:24. That we, being dead to sins, — Because he died for us, and we died in him, — 1Pe_2:24. Should live unto righteousness: by whose...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed, For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. Wherefore, since you have been brought back by the rich grace of God, continue to bear and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. God grant that this may be true concerning every one of us, for our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake! Amen.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Likewise, ye wives be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; while they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear. Could any men be won to Christ without the Word? Yes, it was even so in the apostle’s day. When they refused to attend the...