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The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
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An Overwhelming Grace
Commentators emphasize that Paul uses a rare and powerful Greek word to describe God's grace as 'exceeding abundant.' This wasn't just a sufficient amount of grace; it was an overwhelming, superlative flood of divine favor that, as John Calvin notes, completely 'erased' his past sins and transformed his life.
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1 Timothy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant. That is, in his conversion under these circumstances, and in the aid which was afterward…
Abounded exceedingly (υπερεπλεονασεν). Aorist active indicative of the late and rare (Song of Solomon 5:19 and in Hero…
19th Century
Anglican
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant.—The thought of his Master’s great love to one who once reviled Him so bitterly, and who …
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Baptist
He spoke from his heart, from deep experience. This indeed was to him the glorious gospel of the blessed God, that had saved him, the very chief of…
It was more than mercy that Paul received from God. He also received “the grace” of God poured out on him, “along with faith and love that are in C…
16th Century
Protestant
And the grace of our Lord He again magnifies the grace of God toward himself, not only for the purpose of dispelling any aversion to it an…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant That is, the love of Jehovah the Father; so the Ethiopic version re…
The apostle knew that he would justly have perished if the Lord had strictly noted what was amiss, and also if his grace and mercy had not been abu…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, he showed the value and usefulness of the virtues; here, he explains why they are needed. Specifically, whoever lacks them is in d…
