For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
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Gill's Exposition
For, for this cause was the Gospel preached also,.... Not for what goes before, because Christ was ready to judge quick and dead; and because wicked men must give an account to him, and therefore the…
Barnes' Notes
For, for this cause - The expression, “For, for this cause,” refers to an end to be reached, or an object to be gained, or a reason why anything referred to is done. The end or reason why the thing…
Adam Clarke
Was the Gospel preached also to them that are dead - This is a most difficult verse; the best translations I have seen of it are the following: -
"For this indeed was the effect of the preaching of…
I. Here you have the visible change wrought in those who in the foregoing verse were represented as having been in the former part of their life very wicked. They no longer run on in the same courses,…
Cambridge Bible
For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead The thought that Christ was ready to judge the great company of the dead, as well as those who were living when the Gospel was…
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