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"Concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he has spoken thus: `I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.`
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A Permanent Resurrection
Commentators stress that Jesus was raised “now no more to return to corruption,” meaning He will never die again. Unlike Lazarus, who was raised only to die later, Christ's resurrection is to an eternal, unending life. This permanence is the foundation of Christian hope, as He lives forever to reign and save His people.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And as concerning. In further proof of that. To show that He actually did it, he proceeds to quote another passage of Scripture.
Now no more to return to corruption (μηκετ μελλοντα υποστρεφειν εις διαφθοραν). No longer about to return as Lazarus did. Jesus di…
19th Century
Anglican
Now no more to return to corruption.—We note from the turn of the phrase that St. Paul already has the words of Psalms 16…
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Baptist
And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children,…
To support this four-point confession and to demonstrate the fulfillment of what God has promised, Paul cites three OT passages fraught with messia…
16th Century
Protestant
That he should not return. He now adds the other part: that Christ was once raised from death to live forever, as Paul teaches ([Reference…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead This, as it is differently expressed from the raising him up, …
The resurrection of Christ was the great proof of His being the Son of God. It was not possible that He should be held by death, because He was the…
