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Don`t they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
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The Name Called Over You
Scholars explain that the "honorable name" is the name of Christ. The phrase "by which you are called" (or more literally, "called over you") likely refers to a formal act like baptism, signifying that believers belong to Christ. This name is not just a label but a declaration of identity and ownership, making any disrespect toward it a personal affront to the believer's Lord.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Do they not blaspheme that worthy name. This is another argument to show that the rich had no special claim to the honour they were inclin…
Blaspheme (βλασφημουσιν). Present active indicative of common verb βλασφημεω (from βλασφημος, speaking evil, βλαξ or βλαπτω and φη…
19th Century
Anglican
Do not they blaspheme . . .—To “blaspheme” is to hurt with the tongue, and includes all manner of evil speech; but a more exclusiv…
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In sharp contrast to God’s choice of the poor (v.5) is the way James’s readers had treated them. God had chosen them, but they had “insulted” them!…
16th Century
Protestant
Worthy, or good name. I doubt not but that he refers here to the name of God and of Christ. And he says, by, or, on…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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Do they not blaspheme that worthy name Of Christ, or Christians; by the which you are called
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