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Therefore I endure all things for the elect`s sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
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Suffering with a Purpose
Paul's endurance in hardship was not meaningless. Commentators explain that he willingly suffered "for the elect's sakes," meaning his actions served the divine purpose of helping God's chosen people find salvation. This provides a model for Christians, showing that personal sacrifice can be a powerful instrument for the good of the church and the spread of the gospel.
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2 Timothy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes. (See Barnes on 2 Corinthians 1:6.)
The sense is, what I suffer is …
For the elect's sake (δια τους εκλεκτους). "Because of the elect." God's elect (Romans 8:33; [Reference Colossians 3:1…
19th Century
Anglican
Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes.—Better rendered, For this cause I endure, and so on.—That i…
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Baptist
The world does not love Christ, or his gospel, an atom more today than it did in Paul's day. The carnal mind is still enmity against G…
Because of this, the apostle is patiently willing to “endure” (GK 5702) everything for the sake of the “elect” (GK 1723). God has set apart from am…
16th Century
Protestant
Wherefore I endure all things for the sake of the elect. From the elect, he shows that his imprisonment is so far from being a ground of r…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore I endure all things for the elects' sakes There is a certain number of persons whom God has chosen in Chri…
Let suffering saints remember, and look to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of their faith, who for the joy that was set before him, endured the …
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Apostle prepared Timothy for martyrdom; here he exhorts him to it. He does this in three ways:
