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but for our sake also, to whom it will be accounted, who believe in him who raised Jesus, our Lord, from the dead,
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Same Faith, New Focus
Commentators explain that Abraham's story was recorded as an example for us. His faith was in God's power to bring life from his and Sarah's 'dead' bodies. Our faith is in the same God, but focused on His ultimate act of life-giving power: raising Jesus from the dead. The principle of trusting God's power over death remains the same.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But for us also. For our use (1 Corinthians 10:11), that we might have an example of the way in which people may be accepted b…
Him that raised up Jesus (τον εγειραντα Ιησουν). First aorist active articular participle of εγειρω, to raise up. The fact of the …
19th Century
Anglican
That raised up.—It is an association of ideas which leads the Apostle up to this point. The birth of Isaac resembles the resurrect…
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Baptist
Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; but for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that …
Having dealt with Abraham’s situation, the apostle turns finally to applying God’s dealings with the patriarch to the readers of this letter. This …
16th Century
Protestant
Who believe on him, etc. I have already reminded you of the design of those periphrastic expressions: Paul introduced them so tha…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed What was written in the books of the Old Testament, was not written mer…
The history of Abraham, and of his justification, was recorded to teach people of later ages—especially those to whom the gospel was then made know…
13th Century
Catholic
1. After showing that the promise made to Abraham and his seed was not to be fulfilled through the law, the Apostle now shows that it is to …
