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For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of you possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Ye had compassion on (συνεπαθησατε). First aorist active indicative of συνπαθεω, old verb to have a feeling with, to sympathize wi…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

For you had compassion of me in my bonds. You sympathized with me when a prisoner, and sent to my relief.

It is not known to what p…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

For ye had compassion of me in my bonds.—Rather (according to the true reading of the Greek), for you had sympathy wi…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And partly, while you became companions of them that were so used. For you had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of …

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

This suffering is further explained. “Sometimes... at other times” is often taken to mean that the one group of people had two experiences. But it …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

And took joyfully, etc. There is no doubt that as they were men who had feelings, the loss of their goods caused them grief; yet …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For you had compassion of me in my bonds
When he was bound at Jerusalem, by the chief captain Lysias, with two chain…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Many and various afflictions united against the early Christians, and they had a great conflict. The Christian spirit is not a selfish spirit; it l…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After exhorting them with sobering reasons to cling to Christ by faith, hope, and love, the Apostle now offers pleasant reasons, like a good physic…

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