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looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby the many be defiled;
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Commentators explain that the phrase "looking carefully" (Greek: episkopountes) implies active oversight, similar to the role of a bishop or overseer. This is not just a call for individual self-examination but for a shared, mutual responsibility among believers to watch over one another's spiritual well-being and protect the health of the entire church community.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Looking diligently. This phrase implies close attention. It is implied that there are reasons why we should take special care. Those reaso…
Looking carefully (επισκοπουντες). Present active participle of επισκοπεω, to have oversight, in N.T. only here and [Reference 1 P…
19th Century
Anglican
Lest any man fail.—Rather, whether anyone is falling back from the grace of God. The defection of one member of the commu…
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Baptist
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; le…
The verb rendered “see to it” (GK 2174) is an unusual one. It conveys the idea of oversight (the verb is connected with the noun we translate as “o…
16th Century
Protestant
Looking diligently, or, taking care, or, attentively providing, etc. By these words, he intimates that it is easy to fal…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Looking diligently Acting the part of bishops, or overseers, as the word signifies; and so this exhortation either respects of…
A burden of affliction tends to make the Christian's hands hang down and his knees grow feeble, to dishearten and discourage him; but he must striv…
13th Century
Catholic
Having indicated how we should behave toward the enduring evils of chastisement, the Apostle now shows how we should act to avoid the evils of guil…
