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For the time [has come] for judgment to begin at the house of God. If it begins first at us, what will happen to those who don`t obey the gospel of God?
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Judgment as Purification
Commentators clarify that the "judgment" starting with God's house is not eternal condemnation for believers, whose sins are covered by Christ. Instead, it refers to purifying trials, persecutions, and divine discipline. As multiple scholars note, God uses suffering like a refining fire to test, strengthen, and purify the faith of His people.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For the time has come. This means that this is now to be expected. There is reason to think that this trial will now occur, and there is a…
For the time is come (οτ ο καιρος). No predicate, probably εστιν (is) to be supplied. The phrase that follows comes from the visio…
19th Century
Anglican
For the time is come.—The “for” (literally, because) seems to substantiate the whole of the previous part of the…
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Baptist
And if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
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Paul said, “We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God” (Acts 14:22). Before the full unfolding of the messianic kin…
16th Century
Protestant
For the time is come, or, Since also the time is come. He amplifies the consolation that the goodness of the cause for which we s…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God
By the house of G…
Through patience and fortitude in suffering, dependence on God's promises, and adherence to the word the Holy Spirit has revealed, the Holy Spirit …
