That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;
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Gill's Exposition
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,.... Which is to be understood, not of the outward act of bowing the knee upon hearing the name, and the syllables of the mere name Jesus pronounced;…
Barnes' Notes
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow - The knee should bow, or bend, in token of honor, or worship; that is, all people should adore him. This cannot mean merely that at the mention of the…
Adam Clarke
That at the name of Jesus every knee should how - That all human beings should consider themselves redeemed unto God by his blood, and look for an application of this redemption price; and that all…
The apostle proceeds in this chapter where he left off in the last, with further exhortations to Christian duties. He presses them largely to like-mindedness and lowly-mindedness, in conformity to the…
Cambridge Bible
at the name of Jesus Lit., with R.V., in the name of Jesus, or as far as grammatical form goes, "in the name Jesus." "It is not -the name Jesus" but -the name of Jesus" " (Lightfoot). This must mean…
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