Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
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Gill's Exposition
Redeeming the time,.... Or "buying time"; a like expression is used in Dan 2:8, which we render, gain time: but in the Chaldee text it is, "buy time": and so Jacchiades, a Jewish commentator on the…
Barnes' Notes
Wherefore he saith - Margin, or “it.” Διὸ λέγει Dio legei. The meaning may be, either that the Lord says, or the Scripture. Much difficulty has been experienced in endeavoring to ascertain “where”…
Adam Clarke
Wherefore he saith - It is a matter of doubt and controversy whence this saying is derived. Some think it taken from Isa 26:19 : Thy dead men shall live; with my dead body shall they arise; Awake and…
These verses contain a caution against all manner of uncleanness, with proper remedies and arguments proposed: some further cautions are added, and other duties recommended. Filthy lusts must be…
Cambridge Bible
Wherefore With regard to the fact that whatever is really brought to light, in the sense of true spiritual conviction, becomes light.
he saith Or possibly it (the Scripture) saith. See note on Eph…
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