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But I trust in the Lord that I myself also will come shortly.
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More Than a Pious Phrase
Commentators emphasize that when Paul says he trusts "in the Lord," it's not a casual or perfunctory phrase. His entire life is so absorbed in Christ that he cannot think, plan, or hope apart from Him. This expression reveals that all of Paul's plans are submitted to and dependent on his relationship with the Lord.
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Philippians
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In the Lord (εν Κυριω). Not a perfunctory use of this phrase. Paul's whole life is centred in Christ (Galatians 2:20).…
19th Century
Anglican
But I trust . . .—Compare Philemon 1:22, Prepare me a lodging, for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given to you
Although the decision could go either way, Paul was still confident that release was imminent and that he would fulfill his wish to visit the Phili…
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16th Century
Protestant
I trust that I myself. He adds this, too, so that they would not imagine that anything had happened to change his intention regarding the …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But I trust in the Lord
The Syriac version reads, "in my Lord":
that I also myself shall come s…
Presbyterian
It is best for us when our duty becomes natural to us. Naturally, that is, sincerely, and not in pretense only; with a willing heart and upright vi…
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13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Apostle exhorted them to do works leading to salvation; here he teaches them how. First, he teaches them the way to perform these w…
