1 Thessalonians 4:8

despiseth. Greek. atheteo. See John 12:48.

man. App-123.

hath also given. The texts read "giveth".

unto. App-104.

us. The texts read "you".

holy Spirit. Though there are two articles, the reference is to the gifts of Acts 2:4, the Spirit being always the Giver. App-101.

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⁸ He therefore that despiseth,c despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Thessalonians 4:8