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テトスへの手紙 2:14

14 このキリストが、わたしたちのためにご自身をささげられたのは、わたしたちをすべての不法からあがない出して、良いわざに熱心な選びの民を、ご自身のものとして聖別するためにほかならない。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Atonement;   Character;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Redemption;   Righteous;   Works;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - God's;   Good;   Jews;   Man;   People, God's;   Redemption;   Sacrifice, Christ's;   Saviour, Christ Our;   Self-Sacrifice;   Sin-Saviour;   Vicarious Suffering;   Work, Religious;   Work-Workers, Religious;   Works, Good;   The Topic Concordance - Conduct;   Redemption;   Sacrifice;   Speech/communication;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Atonement, the;   Character of Saints;   Christ Is God;   Redemption;   Titles and Names of Saints;   Works, Good;   Zeal;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Redeemer;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Blood;   Church;   Ethics;   Glory;   Good works;   Goodness;   Government;   Grace;   Hope;   Millennium;   Nature;   Redemption;   Salvation;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Death of Christ;   Grace;   Lawlessness;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Calvinists;   Justification;   Perseverance;   Zeal;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ransom;   Redemption;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Titus;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Cross, Crucifixion;   Imagery;   People of God;   Works;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Atonement;   Church;   Ethics;   Grace;   Knop;   Redeemer, Redemption;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Atonement (2);   Brotherly Love;   Debt, Debtor;   Deliverer;   Gospels (2);   Mediation Mediator;   Mediator;   Paul;   People ;   Perseverance;   Priest;   Quotations;   Redemption;   Redemption (2);   Salvation Save Saviour;   Saviour (2);   Sin (2);   Timothy and Titus Epistles to;   Vicarious Sacrifice;   Zeal;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Peculiar People, or Treasure;   15 Peculiar (People), Purchased Possession;   44 People Nations Gentiles;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Expiation;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Christ, Offices of;   Peculiar;   Salvation;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for December 22;   Every Day Light - Devotion for October 26;  

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

gave: Matthew 20:28, John 6:51, John 10:15, Galatians 1:4, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 3:13, Ephesians 5:2, Ephesians 5:23-27, 1 Timothy 1:15, 1 Timothy 2:6, Hebrews 9:14, 1 Peter 3:18, Revelation 1:5, Revelation 5:9

that: Genesis 48:16, Psalms 130:8, Ezekiel 36:25, Matthew 1:21, Romans 11:26, Romans 11:27

purify: Malachi 3:3, Matthew 3:12, Acts 15:9, Hebrews 9:14, James 4:8, 1 Peter 1:22, 1 John 3:2

unto: Acts 15:14, Romans 14:7, Romans 14:8, 2 Corinthians 5:14, 2 Corinthians 5:15

peculiar: Exodus 15:16, Exodus 19:5, Exodus 19:6, Deuteronomy 7:6, Deuteronomy 14:2, Deuteronomy 26:18, Psalms 135:4, 1 Peter 2:9

zealous: Titus 2:7, Titus 3:8, Numbers 25:13, Acts 9:36, Ephesians 2:10, 1 Timothy 2:10, 1 Timothy 6:18, Hebrews 10:24, 1 Peter 2:12

Reciprocal: Exodus 37:6 - General Exodus 39:30 - Holiness Leviticus 9:3 - Take ye Leviticus 9:15 - General Leviticus 11:32 - it must be put into water Leviticus 16:30 - General Leviticus 20:26 - severed Leviticus 25:41 - then shall Numbers 3:50 - General Numbers 7:15 - General Numbers 19:19 - shall sprinkle Numbers 23:9 - dwell alone Deuteronomy 4:20 - a people Deuteronomy 5:15 - the Lord Deuteronomy 9:26 - which thou hast brought forth Deuteronomy 15:15 - General Deuteronomy 28:9 - establish 2 Samuel 7:23 - went 1 Kings 8:53 - separate 2 Kings 5:14 - and he was clean 1 Chronicles 17:21 - redeem Job 7:21 - take away Psalms 4:3 - for Psalms 19:14 - redeemer Psalms 26:11 - redeem Psalms 31:5 - thou Psalms 33:12 - his own Psalms 34:14 - do Psalms 39:8 - Deliver Psalms 72:14 - he shall Psalms 74:2 - redeemed Psalms 78:35 - their redeemer Psalms 105:45 - That Psalms 107:2 - Let the Psalms 110:3 - beauties Psalms 111:9 - sent Psalms 119:146 - and I shall keep Psalms 136:24 - General Proverbs 3:27 - Withhold Proverbs 21:8 - but Isaiah 1:27 - redeemed Isaiah 35:9 - but Isaiah 41:14 - saith Isaiah 43:1 - Fear Isaiah 43:4 - precious Isaiah 43:21 - General Isaiah 45:21 - a just Isaiah 53:12 - he bare Isaiah 63:9 - in his Jeremiah 31:11 - redeemed Ezekiel 18:28 - turneth Ezekiel 36:29 - save Daniel 12:10 - shall be Hosea 14:2 - away Micah 7:19 - subdue Malachi 3:17 - jewels Matthew 5:16 - that Matthew 26:10 - a good Mark 2:17 - I came Mark 10:45 - and to Mark 14:6 - a good Luke 22:19 - given John 1:29 - which John 5:23 - all men John 10:11 - giveth John 10:18 - but John 15:2 - and John 17:19 - that John 19:34 - came Acts 27:23 - whose Romans 3:12 - there is none Romans 3:24 - through Romans 4:25 - Who was Romans 6:14 - sin Romans 7:24 - who 1 Corinthians 1:13 - Paul 1 Corinthians 1:30 - redemption 1 Corinthians 6:19 - and ye 1 Corinthians 7:23 - are 1 Corinthians 14:12 - forasmuch 1 Corinthians 15:58 - the work 2 Corinthians 9:8 - may Galatians 2:19 - that Galatians 4:5 - redeem Galatians 4:18 - it is Galatians 6:10 - opportunity Ephesians 1:7 - whom Ephesians 3:18 - able Ephesians 4:24 - righteousness Ephesians 5:26 - he Philippians 2:8 - the death Philippians 4:8 - are pure Colossians 1:12 - made Colossians 1:14 - whom Colossians 1:22 - to 1 Thessalonians 4:3 - your 1 Thessalonians 5:10 - died 1 Timothy 4:15 - give 1 Timothy 5:10 - if she have diligently 2 Timothy 3:17 - thoroughly furnished Titus 3:1 - to be ready Hebrews 1:8 - O God Hebrews 4:9 - people Hebrews 7:27 - this Hebrews 8:3 - have Hebrews 8:10 - they shall Hebrews 9:12 - by his Hebrews 9:26 - the sacrifice Hebrews 12:2 - endured Hebrews 12:10 - partakers 1 Peter 5:2 - of 2 Peter 2:9 - the godly 1 John 1:9 - and to 1 John 3:5 - to Revelation 3:19 - be

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Who gave himself for us,.... Not another, or another's, but himself; not merely his own things, but his own self; not the world, and the riches of it, not gold and silver, and such like corruptible things, as the price of redemption; not the cattle on a thousand hills for sacrifice; not men nor angels, but himself; all that belong to him, all that is near and dear, his name, fame, credit, and reputation; his time, strength, and service: all the comforts of life, and life itself; his whole manhood, soul, and body, and that as in union with his divine person; which he gave into the hands of men, and of justice, and to death itself, to be a ransom price of his people, and for a propitiation and sacrifice for their sins, to be paid and offered in their room and stead: not for all mankind, but for many; for us, for all the elect of God, for the church; and who are represented when he gave himself, or died for them, as ungodly, sinners, and enemies: this was a free and voluntary gift, and is an unspeakable one; who can say all that is contained in this word "himself?" it is an instance of the greatest love, of love that passeth knowledge; God, because he could swear by no greater, swore by himself; and Christ, because he could give no greater gift, nor any greater instance of his love, gave himself, for the following ends and purposes:

that he might redeem us from all iniquity: sin brings into bondage and, slavery, redemption is a deliverance from it; sin binds guilt upon the sinner, and lays him under obligation to punishment, and renders him liable to the curse and condemnation of the law; Christ was made sin, and a curse for his people, that he might redeem them from both, and deliver them from the punishment due to sin; which he has done by bearing it in his own, body on the tree, whereby he has redeemed them from all iniquity, that so it shall not be their ruin, or they come into condemnation on account of it; even from original sin, and from all actual transgressions; from all which his blood cleanses, and his righteousness justifies, and which God, for his sake, freely and fully forgives. Christ was called to this work by his Father, to which he agreed; and the plan of redemption being drawn in the everlasting council, and the whole adjusted and fixed in the covenant of peace; promises and prophecies were given out of it, and in the fulness of time Christ was sent, and came to effect it; and he has obtained eternal redemption for us, through the price of his own blood, which could have never been wrought out by any creature; and wherein all the divine perfections are glorified and is a plenteous and complete one; it includes in it, or connects with it, the blessings of justification, peace, pardon, adoption, and eternal life. It follows as another end of Christ's giving himself, or what is a branch of redemption, or consequent upon it,

and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works; all mankind are filthy and unclean by nature, in all the powers and faculties of their souls; nor can they cleanse themselves from their impurity of flesh and spirit, by anything that they can do: Christ has a peculiar people among these, a church whom he loves, and for whom he has given himself, that he might sanctify and cleanse them from their sins; which he has done by shedding his blood for them, and washing them in it, which cleanses from all sin, and he has purified them unto himself, for his own use and service, for his pleasure and delight, and to his glory; that they might be a proper habitation for him now; and that they might be made ready for him, to have the marriage between, him and them consummated; and that they might be presented to himself a glorious church, without spot or wrinkle, and be with him, both in the new Jerusalem state, into which nothing that defiles, or is defiled, enters, and in heaven, to all eternity. Now these people, for whom Christ has given himself, and whom he has redeemed and purifies, are a "peculiar people"; for whom Christ has a peculiar love, in whom he takes a peculiar delight, and to whom he grants peculiar nearness to himself, and bestows peculiar blessings on them, and makes peculiar provisions for them, both for time and eternity; these are Christ's own, his possession, his substance, what he has a special right to by his Father's gift, his own purchase, and the conquest of his grace; and they are a distinct and separate people from all others, in election, redemption, effectual calling, and in Christ's intercession, and will be in the resurrection morn, at the day of judgment, and to all eternity; and they are, as the word also signifies, an excellent and valuable people; they are Christ's portion and inheritance; they are his peculiar treasure, his jewels, whom, as such, he values and takes care of. The Syriac version renders it, "a new people". And they who are redeemed and purified by Christ, through the power of his grace upon them, become a people "zealous of good works"; not in order to their justification and salvation, but in obedience to the will of God, and to testify their subjection and gratitude to him, and for his honour and glory, and for the credit of religion, and the good of men, These not only perform them, but perform them from principles of truth and love, and with a zeal for the glory of God, and the honour of his Gospel; and with an holy emulation of one another, striving to go before, and excel each other in the performance of them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who gave himself for us - See the notes at Ephesians 5:2.

That he might redeem us from all iniquity - The word here rendered “redeem” - λυτρόω lutroō, occurs only here and in Luk 24:21; 1 Peter 1:18. The noun, however - λύτρον lutron, occurs in Matthew 20:28; and Mark 10:45; where it is rendered “ransom;” see it explained in the notes at Matthew 20:28. It is here said that the object of his giving himself was to save his people from all iniquity; see this explained in the notes at Matthew 1:21.

And purify unto himself -

(1) Purify them, or make them holy. This is the first and leading object; see the notes at Hebrews 9:14

(2) “Unto himself;” that is, they are no longer to be regarded as their own, but as redeemed for his own service, and for the promotion of his glory; - Notes, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20.

A peculiar people - 1 Peter 2:9. The word here used (περιούσιος periousios) occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It means, properly, having abundance; and then one’s own, what is special, or peculiar (Robinson, Lexicon), and here means that they were to be regarded as belonging to the Lord Jesus. It does not mean, as the word would seem to imply - and as is undoubtedly true - that they are to be a unique people in the sense that they are to be unlike others, or to have views and principles unique to themselves; but that they belong to the Saviour in contradistinction from belonging to themselves - “peculiar” or his own in the sense that a man’s property is his own, and does not belong to others. This passage, therefore, should not be used to prove that Christians should be unlike others in their manner of living, but that they belong to Christ as his redeemed people. From that it may indeed be inferred that they should be unlike others, but that is not the direct teaching of the passage.

Zealous of good works - As the result of their redemption; that is, this is one object of their having been redeemed; Notes, Ephesians 2:10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 14. Who gave himself for us — Who gave his own life as a ransom price to redeem ours. This is evidently what is meant, as the words λυτρωσηται and λαον περιουσιον imply. The verb λυτροω signifies to redeem or ransom by paying a price, as I have often had occasion to observe; and περιουσιος signifies such a peculiar property as a man has in what he has purchased with his own money. Jesus gave his life for the world, and thus has purchased men unto himself; and, having purchased the slaves from their thraldom, he is represented as stripping them of their sordid vestments, cleansing and purifying them unto himself that they may become his own servants, and bringing them out of their dishonourable and oppressive servitude, in which they had no proper motive to diligence and could have no affection for the despot under whose authority they were employed. Thus redeemed, they now become his willing servants, and are zealous of good works-affectionately attached to that noble employment which is assigned to them by that Master whom it is an inexpressible honour to serve. This seems to be the allusion in the above verse.


 
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