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Albert Barnes and James Murphy wrote this 26-volume commentary on the entire Bible (KJV), verse-by-verse from Genesis through Revelation. Published in the 1800s, it is still well-loved and well-read by evangelicals who appreciate Barnes' pastoral insights into the Scripture. It is not a technical work, but provides informative observations on the text, intended to be helpful to those teaching...

honour which will be rendered to him. The meaning is, that he is liberal; he freely scatters what he has; he divides it with those who are needy and unfortunate. One part of mankind have an overplus—have more than they need for themselves and their families—and that overplus is what is designed to meet the wants of the unfortunate, the weak, the aged, the imbecile, the infirm, who have not enough. It is the treasury of God—the reservoir where that is gathered which is to be distributed for the wants
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