If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.
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Gill's Exposition
If a man therefore purge himself from these,.... That is, if a man clears himself, and keeps himself clear from such men as Hymenaeus and Philetus, who are comparable to wooden and earthen vessels,…
Barnes' Notes
If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour - If a man “cleanse” or “purify” himself; compare the notes on Joh 15:2. The word “these” refers, here, to the persons…
Adam Clarke
If a man therefore purge himself from these - He that takes heed to his ways and to his doctrines, and walks with God, will separate himself, not only from all false doctrine, but from all wicked men,…
Here we see what we may comfort ourselves with, in reference to this, and the little errors and heresies that both infect and infest the church, and do mischief.
I. It may be a great comfort to us…
Cambridge Bible
If a man therefore purge himself from these That is, as Bengel puts it, -if any one shall by purifying himself have gone out of their number." The compound verb -purge out" only occurs besides in 1Co…
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