"Verse 11. (They presented unto Him gifts). The……" — Adam Clarke
"Verse 11. (They presented unto Him gifts). The people of the east never approach the presence of kings and great personages, without a present in their hands. The custom is often noticed in the Old Testament, and still prevails in the east, and in some of the newly discovered South Sea Islands."
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35 Quotes by Adam Clarke
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Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue.
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If you go forward in the spirit of the original apostles and followers of Jesus Christ, trusting not in man…
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As preachers of the gospel of Jesus, do not expect worldly honors: these Jesus Christ neither took to himself, nor…
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All abuse and waste of God's creatures are spoil and robbery on the property of the Creator.
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There is no such thing as chance or accident; the words merely signify our ignorance of some real and immediate…
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Prayer is not designed to inform God, but to give man a sight of his misery; to humble man's heart,…
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He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory.
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Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.
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Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity…
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But this Christ or Redeemer took not upon him the nature of angels, but the seed of Abraham, that is,…
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