persecuted. From there it is used throughout the Epistles and Revelation to refer to all of God’s people who have been set apart for His service. We notice that the work of love which these Hebrews did toward His name was done to and for His saints. But that is certainly in line with the teaching of Scripture elsewhere. In connection with His dramatic picture of the final judgment, Jesus declared, with regard to the works of those who stood before Him, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the
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