We have been sanctified (ηγιασμενο εσμεν). Periphrastic perfect passive indicative of αγιαζω, to set apart, to sanctify. The divin…

By the which will. That is, by his obeying God in the manner specified. It is in virtue of his obedience that we are sanctified. The apost…

By which will we are sanctified.—Better, In which will we have been sanctified. In the last verse we read of what Jesus e…

By the which will—

The will which Christ fulfilled in life and in death: "By the which will"—

“By that will” may also be translated as “in that will.” It may be that our author sees the sanctified as “in” the will of God. That will is large …

By which will, etc. After having applied David’s testimony to his subject, he now takes the opportunity to use some of the words …

By the which will we are sanctified
That is, by the sacrifice of Christ, which was willingly offered up by himself, …

The apostle, having shown that the tabernacle and ordinances of the covenant of Sinai were only emblems and types of the gospel, concludes that the…

Having considered what was done in both testaments to show the superiority of the New Testament over the Old, the Apostle now proves something he h…