For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.
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Gill's Exposition
All the brethren greet you,.... Either the brethren, the members of the church at Ephesus; or the apostle's brethren in the ministry, that were along with him, as Sosthenes and others; or the brethren…
Barnes' Notes
For they have refreshed my spirit - By their presence and conversation. They have given me information respecting the state of things in the church; and their society has been with me of the most…
Adam Clarke
They have refreshed my spirit and yours - They have been a means of contributing greatly to my comfort; and what contributes to my comfort must increase yours. This is probably the meaning of the…
In this passage the apostle gives,
I. Some general advices; as, 1. That they should watch (Co1 16:13), be wakeful and upon their guard. A Christian is always in danger, and therefore should ever be on…
Cambridge Bible
For they have refreshed my spirit and yours This "is a concise expression of the same consciousness of identity of feelings and interests which expresses itself so strongly in 2Co 1:3-7." Stanley.…
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