For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
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Barnes' Notes
For we which live - Those of us, the apostles and ministers of the Redeemer who still survive. James the brother of John had been put to death Act 12:2; and it is probable also that some other of the…
Adam Clarke
For we which live - And yet, although we are preserved alive, we are in such continual dangers that we carry our life in our hands, and are constantly in the spirit of sacrifice. But the life - the…
In these verses the apostle gives an account of their courage and patience under all their sufferings, where observe,
I. How their sufferings, and patience under them, are declared, Co2 4:8-12. The…
Cambridge Bible
For we which live We, the possessors of the Divine life in Christ, the spiritual life which takes the place of the natural. Cf. ch. 2Co 3:3; 2Co 3:6; 2Co 3:17, and 1Co 11:12; 1Co 11:16; 1Co 15:45-46,…
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