Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Matthew 6:11
Give us this day our (d) daily bread.
(d) That which is suitable for our nature for our daily food, or such as may suffice our nature and complexion.
Give us this day our (d) daily bread.
(d) That which is suitable for our nature for our daily food, or such as may suffice our nature and complexion.
Verse Matthew 6:11. _GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD_] The word επιουσιαν has greatly perplexed critics and commentators. I find upwards of thirty different explanations of it. It is found in no Gre...
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