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PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — I Peter

Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 69,419 words · 62 reading sections

SECTION 61

1 Peter 5:12

1 Peter 5:12 Ver. 12. By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you,.... Silvanus is the same with Silas, so often mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles, as a companion of the Apostle Paul; whom Peter met with in his travels, and sent this letter by him, or used him as his amanuensis, or both: his character is, that he was…

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SECTION 62

1 Peter 5:13

1 Peter 5:13 Ver. 13. The church that is at Babylon,.... The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, supply the word "church", as we do. Some, by "Babylon", understand Rome, which is so called, in a figurative sense, in the book of the Revelations: this is an ancient opinion; so Papias understood it, as {e} Eusebi…

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Public domain; John Gill (1697–1771). Source item is marked Public Domain on Internet Archive.

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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.