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Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees;

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Wherefore (διο). Because of the chastening.

Lift up (ανορθωσατε). First aorist active imperative of ανορθο…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Wherefore. In view of the facts that have now been stated—that afflictions are sent from God, and are evidences of His paternal watchfulne…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Wherefore.—As in Hebrews 10:24, the writer pa es from the thought of personal risk and duty, to speak of what is binding on all me…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

“Therefore” links this exhortation to what has gone before. Because of what they now know of God’s loving discipline, they must put forward their b…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Therefore, lift up, and so on (Hebrews 12:12). After teaching us that God considers our salvation when He disciplines…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Ver. 12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down

These words may be considered as spoken to the Hebrews, with r…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

A burden of affliction tends to make the Christian's hands hang down and his knees grow feeble, to dishearten and discourage him; but he must striv…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Having indicated how we should behave toward the enduring evils of chastisement, the Apostle now shows how we should act to avoid the evils of guil…

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