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to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

To wit, that (ως οτ). Latin puts it quoniam quidem. It is an unclassical idiom, but occurs in the papyri and inscriptions (…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

To wit (Greek, wv oti), namely. This verse is designed further to state the nature of the plan of reconciliation and of …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world.—Better, perhaps, that it was God who was reconciling in Christ…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away: behold, all things are become new. And all things are of G…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

“All this is from God” looks back to the new attitudes of v.16 and the new creation of v.17. God is as surely the author of the second creation as …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

God was in Christ. Some take this as meaning simply — God reconciled the world to himself in Christ; but the meaning is fuller an…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

To wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to
himself

This expresses and …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The renewed man acts upon new principles, by new rules, with new ends, and in new company. The believer is created anew; his heart is not merely se…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After discussing the saints’ reward and how they prepared themselves to receive it, the Apostle now discusses the cause of both. He addresses three…

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