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He came and preached peace to you who were far off, and peace to those who were near.
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Christ Preaches Through His Church
Commentators explain that Christ “came and preached” not just during His earthly ministry, but primarily after His resurrection through the Holy Spirit and the apostles. This is how the gospel message reached the Gentiles (“far off”) as well as the Jews (“nigh”). As John Calvin notes, the preaching of the apostles in Christ's name is rightly considered Christ's own preaching. This means Christ continues to speak peace through His church today.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And came and preached peace. That is, the system of religion which he proclaimed was adapted to produce peace with God. This he preached p…
Preached peace (ευηγγελισατο ειρηνην). First aorist middle of ευαγγελιζω. "He gospelized peace" to both Jew and Gentile, "to the f…
19th Century
Anglican
And came and preached peace.—The word “came” certainly directs our thoughts back to our Lord’s own preaching, when, after…
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Baptist
And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh. For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the …
Another factor in the reconciliation is now added: the preaching of peace. When did Christ come to bring the good news of peace, so that Gentiles f…
16th Century
Protestant
And came and preached peace. All that Christ had done towards effecting a reconciliation would have been of no service if it had not been …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And came and preached peace to you which were afar off , &c.] Which is to be understood not of Christ's coming in th…
Jesus Christ made peace by the sacrifice of Himself; in every sense, Christ was their Peace, the author, center, and substance of their being at pe…