And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.
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Gill's Exposition
And herein do I exercise myself,.... Or because of this; on account of this doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, which is a doctrine according to godliness, and promotes and engages to a holy…
Barnes' Notes
And have hope toward God - Having a hope of the resurrection of the dead, which arises from the promises of God. Which they themselves ... - That is, the Pharisees. Perhaps he designated in this…
Adam Clarke
And have hope toward God, etc. - I not only do not hold any thing by which the general creed of this people might be altered, in reference to the present state; but, also, I hold nothing different…
We have here Paul's defence of himself, in answer to Tertullus's charge, and there appears in it a great deal of the spirit of wisdom and holiness, and an accomplishment of Christ's promise to his…
Cambridge Bible
and have(R. V.having) hope … which they themselves also allow (R. V.look for). Here the Apostle is of course alluding only to the Pharisees among his own people, but he puts them as representatives of…
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