But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
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Gill's Exposition
But and if ye suffer for righteousness sake,.... For the doctrine of justification by the righteousness of Christ, which was the great stumbling block to the Jews, and on account of which they…
Barnes' Notes
But and if ye suffer for righteousness” sake - Implying that though, in general, a holy character would constitute safety, yet that there was a possibility that they might suffer persecution. Compare…
Adam Clarke
But and if ye suffer - God may permit you to be tried and persecuted for righteousness' sake, but this cannot essentially harm you; he will press even this into your service, and make it work for your…
The apostle here passes from special to more general exhortations.
I. He teaches us how Christians and friends should treat one another. He advises Christians to be all of one mind, to be unanimous in…
Cambridge Bible
But and if ye suffer for righteousness" sake, happy are ye Better, "But even if ye suffer, blessed are ye," as reproducing more closely the beatitude of Mat 5:10.
be not afraid of their terror The…
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