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bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do.
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Forgive as Christ Forgave
The central command is to model our forgiveness on Christ's forgiveness of us. Commentators stress that Christ's pardon is free, total, and permanent. As Albert Barnes notes, Christ forgives 'so as to remember our sins no more.' This radical, divine grace is the standard for how Christians must treat those who have wronged them.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Forbearing one another (Ephesians 4:2).
And forgiving one another (Matthew 6:12,[Reference Matthew…
Forbearing one another (ανεχομενο αλληλων). Present middle (direct) participle of ανεχω with the ablative case (αλληλων), "holding…
19th Century
Anglican
Even as Christ forgave you.—Manuscript authority favors the word “Lord” instead of Christ; but since the name “Lord” is s…
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Baptist
Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do you.
Paul expands the idea of patience. Christians who are truly patient will willingly “bear with” (GK 462) those whose faults or unpleasant traits are…
16th Century
Protestant
Put on therefore. As he has enumerated some parts of the old man, so he now also enumerates some parts of the new. “…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Forbearing one another Not only bearing one another's burdens, and with one another's weaknesses, but forbearing to …
We must not only do no harm to anyone, but do what good we can to all. Those who are the elect of God, holy and beloved, ought to be humble and com…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, the Apostle urged the faithful to avoid evil, and here he urges them to accomplish what is good. First, he urges the acts of the particular …
