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So then (αρα ουν). Accordingly then. The illative αρα is supported (Ellicott) by the collective ουν as in [Reference 1 The alonian…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Therefore. In view of the fact that you are chosen in this way from eternity, and that you are to be raised up to such honor and glory.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Therefore, brothers, stand firm — Such an exhortation is, in itself, a conclusive argument against a theory of irreversible predes…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the trut…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
“So then” turns the discussion to a practical responsibility derived from God’s elective purpose (vv.13–14). Against a background of such an immine…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
He deduces this exhortation on good grounds from what precedes, since our steadfastne and power of perseverance rest on nothing else than the a ura…
John Gill
JohnGill
Therefore, brethren, stand fast
In the doctrine of the Gospel in general, and in the article of Christ's second comi…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
When we hear of the apostasy of many, it is a great comfort and joy that there is a remnant according to the election of grace, which perseveres an…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
1. Having described those whom the Antichrist has power to deceive—namely, those foreknown to suffer damnation—the Apostle now gives the rea…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson