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Hebrews 13:1

Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Let brotherly love continue. The Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions add, "in you"; or among you, as a church and society of Christians; for this is not to be understood of love to all mankind, or to…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Let brotherly love continue - Implying that it now existed among them. The apostle had no occasion to reprove them for the want of it, as he had in regard to some to whom he wrote, but he aims merely…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Let brotherly love continue - Be all of one heart and one soul.

Feel for, comfort, and support each other; and remember that he who professes to love God should love his brother also. They had this…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Hebrews 13:1-17

The design of Christ in giving himself for us is that he may purchase to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Now the apostle calls the believing Hebrews to the performance of many…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Let brotherly love continue Not only was "brotherly love" (Philadelphia) a new and hitherto almost undreamed of virtue but it was peculiarly necessary among the members of a bitterly-persecuted sect.…