Graces

How Nave’s arranged it

• (Christian)Matthew 5:3–11Romans 5:3–51 Corinthians 13:1–81 Corinthians 13:13Galatians 5:22Galatians 5:232 Peter 1:5–9
• See Character
• See Charitableness
• See Courage
• See Gentleness
• See Hope
• See Kindness
• See Knowledge
• See Longsuffering
• See Love
• See Meekness
• See Patience

The passages, in Bible order (7)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 7 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Matthew 5:3–11

   “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

   ›Commentary on Matthew 5:3–112 voices

   “The foundation of all other graces is laid in humility. Those who would build high must begin low; and it is an excellent preparative for the entrance of gospel-grace into the soul; it fits the soil to receive the seed. Those who are weary and heavy laden, are the poor in spirit, and they shall find rest with Christ.

   “Without it we are inaccessible to the riches of Christ; with it we are in the fitting state for receiving all spiritual supplies (Re 3:17, 18; Mt 9:12, 13). for theirs is the kingdom of heaven--(See on Mt 3:2). The poor in spirit not only shall have--they already have--the kingdom.

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2. Romans 5:3–5

   Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

   ›Commentary on Romans 5:3–52 voices

   “We glory in tribulations also - Which we are so far from esteeming a mark of God's displeasure, that we receive them as tokens of his fatherly love, whereby we are prepared for a more exalted happiness. The Jews objected to the persecuted state of the Christians as inconsistent with the people of the Messiah.

   “For those who are well prepared, tribulations are like certain foods and exercises for athletes which lead the contestant on to the inheritance of glory. When we are reviled, we bless; maligned, we entreat; ill-treated, we give thanks; afflicted, we glory in our afflictions.

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3. 1 Corinthians 13:1–8

   If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.

   ›Commentary on 1 Corinthians 13:1–82 voices

   “Though I speak with all the tongues - Which are upon earth, and with the eloquence of an angel. And have not love - The love of God, and of all mankind for his sake, I am no better before God than the sounding instruments of brass, used in the worship of some of the heathen gods.

   “This Spirit, (according to the apostle's showing, ) meant not that the service of these gifts should be in the body, nor did He place them in the human body); and on the subject of the superiority of love above all these gifts, He even taught the apostle that it was the chief commandment, just as Christ has shown it to be: "Thou shalt love the Lord with all thine heart and soul, with all thy strength, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbour as thine own self.

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4. 1 Corinthians 13:13

   And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.

   ›Commentary on 1 Corinthians 13:132 voices

   “Faith, hope, love - Are the sum of perfection on earth; love alone is the sum of perfection in heaven.

   “And now abideth - “Remains” (μένει menei). The word means properly to remain, continue, abide; and is applied to persons remaining in a place, in a state or condition, in contradistinction from removing or changing their place, or passing away. Here it must be understood to be used to denote “permanency,” when the other things of which he had spoken had passed away; and the sense is, that faith, hope, and love would “remain” when the gift of tongues should cease, and the need of prophecy, etc.; that is, these should survive them all.

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5. Galatians 5:22

   But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

   ›Commentary on Galatians 5:222 voices

   “The identification of "the natural (Greek, 'animal-souled') man," with the "carnal" or fleshly man (1Co 2:14), shows that "the flesh" expresses human nature as estranged from God. TRENCH observes, as a proof of our fallen state, how much richer is every vocabulary in words for sins, than in those for graces.

   “OBSERVE, "the fruit of the Spirit," for the product of the Spirit of God is one. As some fruits are easily divisible into several parts, so you perceive that the fruit of the Spirit, though it is but one, is threefold, no, it makes three times three—"love, joy, peace; longsuffering, gentleness, goodness; faith, meekness, temperance"—all one! Perhaps "love" is put first not only because it is a right royal virtue, nearest akin to the Divine perfection, but because it is a comprehensive Grace and contains all the others.

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6. Galatians 5:23

   gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

   ›Commentary on Galatians 5:232 voices

   “The identification of "the natural (Greek, 'animal-souled') man," with the "carnal" or fleshly man (1Co 2:14), shows that "the flesh" expresses human nature as estranged from God. TRENCH observes, as a proof of our fallen state, how much richer is every vocabulary in words for sins, than in those for graces.

   “Long-suffering, according to Scripture, apparently differs from meekness in that the long-suffering man, after lengthy deliberation, not hastily but slowly, imposes a fitting punishment upon the sinner; whereas the meek man forgives entirely. For example, Moses, who forgave Miriam and Aaron, was called meek above …

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7. 2 Peter 1:5–9

   For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

   ›Commentary on 2 Peter 1:5–91 voice

   “Superadd the latter, without losing the former. The Greek word properly means lead up, as in dance, one of these after the other, in a beautiful order. Your faith, that "evidence of things not seen," termed before "the knowledge of God and of Christ," the root of all Christian graces.

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