Ye are of more value.
The value of man’s nature
Causes-
I. From the capacities of that nature.
II. From the fact that he is the object of the special regard and care of Divine providence.
III. From its everlasting destiny.
IV. From the fact that it has been redeemed with the blood of the incarnate Son of God. (Dr. H. W. Williams.)
Bought at a great price
Do we not hold those things precious which we have bought at a great price. Count we not those things among our treasures, for which we make the most careful provision. Are not those things reckoned the most valuable things upon earth, which receive and give out again to our eyes the beams of light, the rays of the sun, as gold and silver, jewels and precious stones? Will not men venture everything, life and all, for them? And shall not, therefore, Almighty God reckon for precious, them, whom His only begotten Son hath redeemed with His most precious blood? Shall He not hold in exceeding value those for whom He has reserved mansions in His heavenly house, where they may abide for ever? Shall they not be to Him as pearls of great price, as jewels to be numbered up with joyful care, who, being conformed to the image of His Son, who is their light and their righteousness, shine in their works, and glorify their Father. (W. Evans, B. D.)