Verse 11
11. And—Greek, "But."
desire—Greek, "earnestly desire." The language of fatherly affection, rather than command.
every one of you—implying that all in the Palestinian churches had not shown the same diligence as some of those whom he praises in :-. "He cares alike for great and small, and overlooks none." "Every one of them," even those diligent in acts of LOVE ( :-), needed to be stimulated to persevere in the same diligence with a view to the full assurance of HOPE unto the end. They needed, besides love, patient perseverance, resting on hope and faith (Hebrews 10:36; Hebrews 13:7). Compare "the full assurance of faith," Hebrews 10:22; Romans 4:21; 1 Thessalonians 1:5.
unto the end—the coming of Christ.
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