Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
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Gill's Exposition
Looking diligently,.... Acting the part of bishops, or overseers, as the word signifies; and so this exhortation either respects officers of the church of the Hebrews, whose business it was more…
Barnes' Notes
Follow peace with all men - Do not give indulgence to those passions which lead to litigations, strifes, wars; see the notes on Rom 14:19. The connection here requires us to understand this mainly of…
Adam Clarke
Follow peace with all men - Cultivate, as far as you possibly can, a good understanding, both with Jews and Gentiles. Ειρηνην διωκετε, pursue peace with the same care, attention, and diligence, as…
Here the apostle presses the exhortation to patience and perseverance by an argument taken from the gentle measure and gracious nature of those sufferings which the believing Hebrews endured in their…
Cambridge Bible
Need of earnest watchfulness
14. Follow peace with all men The word "men" is better omitted, for doubtless the writer is thinking mainly of peace in the bosom of the little Christian community a peace…
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