...
Keep yourselves (εαυτους τηρησατε). First aorist active imperative (of urgency) of τηρεω. In verse 1 they are said to be kept, but…

Keep yourselves in the love of God. This phrase still refers to their own agency. Regarding the duty commanded here, see Barnes on John 15…

An exhortation to strengthen yourselves in the faith by prayer, godliness, and hope.
(20) But you, beloved. This i…

But you beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the…

The repetition (cf. v.17) of “dear friends” (lit., “beloved”; GK 28) personalizes the message and redirects attention back from his opponents to th…

Keep yourselves in the love of God. He has made love, so to speak, the guardian and the ruler of our life. This is not because He would se…

Keep yourselves in the love of God
By which may be meant either the grace and favour of God, that love with which Go…

Sensual men separate from Christ and His church, and join themselves to the devil, the world, and the flesh, by ungodly and sinful practices. That …
Loading sermons...
Loading catechisms...
Loading confessions...
Loading devotionals...
A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson