Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
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Gill's Exposition
And will be a father unto you,.... The same is promised to Solomon, Sa2 7:14 and said of Israel, Jer 31:9 which is thought to be referred unto. This is not to be understood of the first commencement…
Barnes' Notes
Wherefore - Since you are a special people. Since God, the holy and blessed God, dwells with you and among you. Come out from among them - That is, from among idolaters and unbelievers; from a…
Adam Clarke
Wherefore come out from among them - Is it not plain from this and the following verse that God would be their God only on the ground of their taking him for such, and that this depended on their…
The apostle proceeds to address himself more particularly to the Corinthians, and cautions them against mingling with unbelievers. Here observe,
I. How the caution is introduced with a profession, in…
Cambridge Bible
Wherefore come out from among them A combination of Isa 52:11 with Eze 20:34. This passage must be read in conjunction with 1Co 5:10, and must be understood not of absolute separation, but of…
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