Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.
knowing that he that raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also with Jesus, and shall present us with you.
Because we are certain that he who made the Lord Jesus come back from the dead, will do the same for us, and will give us a place in his glory with you.
Knowing, that he who raised the Lord Jesus, will raise us also by Jesus, and will present us with you.
knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.
knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also with Jesus, and shall present us with you.
Knowing that he which raised up the Lord, etc. - And though we shall at last seal this truth with our blood, we fear not, being persuaded that as the body of Christ was raised from the dead by the power of the Father, so shall our bodies be raised, and that we shall have an eternal life with him in glory.
Knowing - Being fully confident; having the most entire assurance. It was the assured hope of the resurrection which sustained them in all their trials. This expression denotes the full and unwavering belief, in the minds of the apostles, that the doctrines which they preached were true. They knew that they were revealed from heaven, and that all the promises of God would be fulfilled.
Shall raise up us also - All Christians. In the hope of the resurrection they were ready to meet trials, and even to die. Sustained by this assurance, the apostles went forth amidst persecutions and opposition, for they knew that their trials would soon end, and that they would be raised up in the morning of the resurrection, to a world of eternal glory.
By Jesus - By the power or the agency of Jesus. Christ will raise up the dead from their graves, John 5:25-29.
And shall present us with you - Will present us before the throne of glory with exceeding joy and honor. He will present us to God as those who have been redeemed by his blood. He will present us in the courts of heaven, before the throne of the eternal Father, as his ransomed people; as recovered from the ruins of the fall; as saved by the merits of his blood. They shall not only be raised up from the dead; but they shall be publicly and solemnly presented to God as his, as recovered to his service, and as having a title in the covenant of grace to the blessedness of heaven.