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Earnest expectation (αποκαραδοκιαν). In Paul alone from αποκαραδοκεω (in papyri). See on Ro 8:19 for only other example.
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
According to my earnest expectation. The word used here occurs in only one other place in the New Testament (see its explanation at Romans…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
My earnest expectation.—The word is only found here and in Romans 8:19 (see the note on that verse). It implies an intense and alm…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
If “deliverance” has the above-mentioned sense, then Paul is saying that regardless of the outcome of his immediate physical circumstances, he has …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
According to my expectation. If anyone objects, “From where do you derive that knowledge?” he answers, “From hope.” For since it is certai…
John Gill
JohnGill
According to my earnest expectation and [my] hope
These words are so placed as that they may refer both to what goes…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The apostle was a prisoner at Rome; and to counteract the offence of the cross, he shows the wisdom and goodness of God in his sufferings. These th…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Above, the Apostle described the progre he has made; here he deals with the joy born of this progre : first, the cause of this joy, and second, the…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson