1 Thessalonians 4:4-7 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honor;… The spider is said to weave about him a web which is invisible, yet strong, through which the water or air cannot pass. This is filled with air, and surrounded and sustained by this tiny bubble, he descends beneath the surface of the water and lives where another creature would speedily perish. So it is in the power of the Christian to surround himself with a holy atmosphere, and thus nourished, to live unharmed amid a world that is full of sin. (Dr. Williams.) Parallel Verses KJV: That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;WEB: that each one of you know how to possess himself of his own vessel in sanctification and honor, |
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