Nevertheless to abide in the flesh,.... To continue in the body, not always, but a little longer,[is] more needful for you; for their comfort, edification, and instruction, their further profiting: and increase in faith, and the joy of it.
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Philippians 1:24
Philippians 1:24
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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