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Faith and Love: The Core Duo
Commentators like Calvin and Gill explain that faith in Jesus and love for fellow believers are the inseparable marks of a genuine Christian life. Paul sees these two virtues as summarizing the whole of Christian character. True faith in Christ naturally overflows into active, tangible love for "all the saints."
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Ephesians
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Albert Barnes
On Ephesians 1:15
18th Century
Theologian
For this reason I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus (Ephesians 1:15). This is one of the passages usually re…
AT Robertson
On Ephesians 1:15
And which ye shew toward all the saints (κα την εις παντας τους αγιους). The words "ye show" do not occur in the Greek. The Textus…
Charles Ellicott
On Ephesians 1:15
19th Century
Bishop
After I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints.—These words have an almost exact parallel in…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Ephesians 1:15–23
19th Century
Preacher
Therefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mentio…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Ephesians 1:15
Paul’s thanksgiving for the spiritual progress of the Ephesian Christians arises out of what he has just written in vv.13–14. News had been brought…
John Calvin
On Ephesians 1:15
16th Century
Theologian
Wherefore I also. This thanksgiving was not simply an expression of his ardent love to the Ephesians. He congratulated them before God tha…
John Gill
On Ephesians 1:15
17th Century
Pastor
Wherefore I also
As well as others:
after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus ;…
Matthew Henry
On Ephesians 1:15–23
17th Century
Minister
God has stored up spiritual blessings for us in His Son, the Lord Jesus; but requires us to draw them out and obtain them by prayer. Even the best …