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Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus,
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Unity is a Gift from God
Commentators observe that Paul moves from instruction to prayer, acknowledging that unity is a divine gift. He calls on the "God of patience and comfort" because God is the ultimate source of the grace needed for believers to be united. This highlights that while Christians must pursue unity, its achievement depends on God's power.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Now the God of patience. The God who is himself long-suffering, who bears patiently with the errors and faults of his children, a…
The God of patience and comfort (ο θεος της υπομονης κα της παρακλησεως). Genitive case of the two words in verse 4 used to descri…
19th Century
Anglican
Now the God of patience and consolation.—Such, then, should be the disposition of the Roman Christians. The Apostle prays…
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Baptist
That we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. Now the God of patience and consolation–
"Comfort" is reall…
16th Century
Protestant
And the God of patience, etc. God is called this from what he produces. The same attribute has previously been very fittingly ascribed to …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now the God of patience and consolation These titles and characters of God are manifestly used on account of what is…
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Christian liberty was allowed, not for our pleasure, but for the glory of God and the good of others. We must please our neighbor for the good of h…
13th Century
Catholic
The Apostle taught previously that the stronger should avoid causing the weak to stumble; here he teaches that the stronger should bear w…