Whom withstand (ω αντιστητε). Imperative second aorist active (intransitive) of ανθιστημ; same form in Jas 4:7, which see. Dative …

Whom resist. (See Barnes on James 4:7.)

You are in no instance to yield to him, but are in all forms to stand up and oppose him. Fe…

Whom resist steadfast in the faith (1 Peter 5:9).—The expression is somewhat more picturesque in the Greek th…

Belief in the sovereignty of God and in his fatherly concern for us (vv.6–7) does not permit us to sit back and do nothing. We are to “work out [ou…

Whom resist. As the power of an enemy ought to stimulate us and make us more careful, so there would be danger that our hearts might fail …

Whom resist
By no means give way to him, by indulging any sin, or yielding to any temptation, but oppose him, and st…

Humility preserves peace and order in all Christian churches and societies; pride disturbs them. Where God gives grace to be humble, He will give w…