| passible on our account; and who in every kind of way suffered for our sakes. |
the body; who was impassible as God, but became passible for our sakes as man; and who in every kind of way suffered for our sakes. |
Chap. iv.—Exhortations.
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Let not widows be neglected. Be thou, after the Lord, their protector[1] and friend. Let nothing be done without thy consent; neither do thou anything without the approval of God, which indeed thou dost not, inasmuch as thou art stedfast. Let your assembling together be of frequent[2] occurrence: seek after all by name.[3] Do not despise either male or female slaves, yet neither let them be puffed up with conceit, but rather let them submit themselves[4] the more, for the glory of God, that they may obtain from God a better liberty. Let them |
Let not the widows be neglected. Be thou, after the Lord, their protector and friend. Let nothing be done without thy consent; neither do thou anything without the approval of God, which indeed thou doest not. Be thou stedfast. Let your assembling together be of frequent[2] occurrence: seek after all by name.[3] Do not despise either male or female slaves, yet neither let them be puffed up with conceit, but rather let them submit themselves[4] the more, for the glory of God, that they may obtain from |
- ↑ The word in the original (φροντιστὴς) denotes one who thinks or cares for another.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Some refer the words to more frequent meetings, and others to these meetings being more numerous; no comparison is necessarily implied.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 i.e. so as to bring them out to the public assembly.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Or, "act the part of slaves."
