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and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

An offering and a sacrifice to God (προσφοραν κα θυσιαν τω θεω). Accusative in apposition with εαυτον (himself). Christ's death wa…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

And walk in love. That is, let your lives be characterized by love; let that be shown in all your conduct and speech (see commentary on Jo…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

As Christ also hath loved us.—To this idea of the “imitation of God,” essential to all true religion, St. Paul now adds an exhorta…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

What a path to walk in! Walk in love. What a well-paved way it is! As Christ also hath loved us. What a blessed Person for us to …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

God is love , and the life that is like the life of God will be a life of love. Love is the e ential of the Christian character. Paul has repeatedl…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And walk in love as Christ also hath loved us. Having called on us to imitate God, he now calls on us to imitate Christ, who is our true m…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And walk in love
To God; to which the saints are obliged, not only by the law of God, which requires it, but by the goodness o…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Because God, for Christ's sake, has forgiven you, therefore be followers of God, imitators of God. Resemble him especially in his love and pardonin…

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