Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.
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Gill's Exposition
Who died for us,.... The elect of God, who are not appointed to wrath, but to salvation by Christ, on which account he died for them; not merely as a martyr to confirm his doctrine, or only by way of…
Barnes' Notes
Who died for us - That is, to redeem us. He designed by his death that we should ultimately live with him; and this effect of his death could be secured only as it was an atoning sacrifice. Whether we…
Adam Clarke
Who died for us - His death was an atoning sacrifice for the Gentiles as well as for the Jews.
Whether we wake or sleep - Whether we live or die, whether we are in this state or in the other world, we…
On what had been said, the apostle grounds seasonable exhortations to several needful duties.
I. To watchfulness and sobriety, Th1 5:6. These duties are distinct, yet they mutually befriend one…
Cambridge Bible
(through our Lord Jesus Christ,) who died for us It has been said that the gospel which Paul preached at Thessalonica was "not the gospel of the Cross of Christ, but of the Coming of Christ." But…
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