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Wherefore (διο). "Because of which thing," the glorious free grace opened for Gentiles and Jews in Christ (verses 3-12).
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind. The allusion here is to the manner in which people in the East were accustomed to dress. They we…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Gird up the loins of your mind.—This is a metaphor from people gathering up their flowing Oriental dre (which had been le…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
“Therefore” relates this section to the previous one, which gives the basis of the commands in these verses; the reception of salvation must result…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
From the greatness and excellence of grace, he draws an exhortation that it surely was fitting for them to receive the grace of God all the more re…
John Gill
JohnGill
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind
With the girdle of truth; see (Ephesians 6:14) since angels des…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Just as travellers, racers, warriors, and labourers tucked up their long, loose garments to be ready for their work, so Christians should prepare t…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson