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Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.
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Faith in God's Word, Not Circumstances
Commentators emphasize that Paul's encouragement to "be of good cheer" was not based on the favorable circumstances—which were dire—but solely on his trust in God's specific promise. John Calvin notes that faith has a direct relationship with God's Word, strengthening the mind against what our senses tell us. Paul's confidence was rooted in what God had spoken, not in the storm he was seeing.
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Wherefore be of good cheer (διο ευθυμειτε). God had spoken. That was enough. This old verb from ευθυμος in the N.T. only here, ver…
19th Century
Baptist
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16th Century
Protestant
For I believe God. Paul tells them again from where he had such boldness, that he affirms that though they are amidst infinite gulfs of th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer Which he repeats with more fervency and earnestness, there being so much reason fo…
Presbyterian
They did not listen to the apostle when he warned them of their danger; yet if they acknowledge their foolishness and repent, he will speak words o…
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