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serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and with tears, and with trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews;

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Serving the Lord. In the discharge of the appropriate duties of his apostolic office, and in private life. To properly discharge our dutie…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Serving the Lord with all humility of mind . . .—The participle exactly answers to the epithet of the “servant” or “slave…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul’s address to the Ephesian elders begins with an apologia that closely parallels 1 Thessalonians 2:1–12. As at Thessalonica, eviden…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Serving the Lord. He first recounts not only the hardships he faced but, most of all, his humility, coupled with contempt for the world, r…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Serving the Lord with all humility of mind
Meaning, in the ministration of the Gospel, being conscious to himself of his own w…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The elders knew that Paul was no designing, self-seeking man. Those who would serve the Lord acceptably in any office, and profitably to others, mu…

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