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Your Reputation is Secure
Commentators like Spurgeon and Barnes explain this as a promise of future vindication. Though your character may be temporarily ācoveredā by slander, God will ultimately reveal the truth. There will be a āresurrection of reputationsā where your integrity is made known and the wickedness of persecutors is exposed. Therefore, you can endure present injustice with hope.
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Albert Barnes
On Matthew 10:26
18th Century
Theologian
Fear them not, etc. He encouraged them with the assurance that God would protect them and that their truth and innocence would eventually ā¦
AT Robertson
On Matthew 10:26
Fear them not therefore (Ī¼Ī· ĪæĻ Ī½ ĻĪæĪ²Ī·ĪøĪ·ĻĪµ Ī±Ļ ĻĪæĻ Ļ). Repeated in verses 28 and 31 (Ī¼Ī· ĻĪæĪ²ĪµĪ¹ĻĪøĪµ present middle imperative here in contā¦
Charles Spurgeon
On Matthew 10:22ā27
19th Century
Preacher
And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake: but he that endures to the end shall be saved. But when they persecute you in this city, ā¦
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Matthew 10:26
Consideration of how disciples must expect to face persecution makes it necessary to say something about how to handle fear (vv.26ā31) and about thā¦
John Calvin
On Matthew 10:26
16th Century
Theologian
Fear them not therefore. When the apostles saw the gospel so greatly despised, and recollected the small number of believers, they might bā¦
John Gill
On Matthew 10:26
17th Century
Pastor
Fear them not, therefore
That is, be not afraid of men, and of their reproaches and revilings; which our Lord intimatā¦
Matthew Henry
On Matthew 10:16ā42
17th Century
Minister
Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave an advantage to their enemies, all meddling withā¦
Thomas Aquinas
On Matthew 10:16ā42
13th Century
Philosopher
The Lord instructed the Apostles concerning their office and their necessary means of livelihood; but now He instructs them concerning their immineā¦