As much as in you lieth (το εξ υμων). Accusative of general reference, "so far as what proceeds from you" ("the from you part"). S…

If it be possible. If it can be done. This expression implies that it could not always be done. Still, it should be an object of desire, a…

The Christian can only be responsible for himself. So far as he is concerned, he is to do his best to maintain peace. The history of St. Paul himse…

Paul takes his stand alongside believers by giving them explicit counsel about how to face the hostile world. “Do not repay evil for evil” (v.17), …

If it be possible, etc. Peaceableness, and a life so ordered as to make us beloved by all, is no common gift in a Christian. If we desire …

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably, &c.] Or be at peace, seek after peace, pursue it, and cultiva…

Since people became enemies to God, they have been very ready to be enemies to one another. And those who embrace religion must expect to meet with…

1. Previously, the Apostle showed that charity should be practiced toward the needy; now he shows how it should be practiced even toward ene…