Psa 119:46, Act 20:20 | JFB | STEP | 45-48. To freedom from reproach, when imbued with God's truth, there is added "great boldness in the faith" [ ], accompanied with increasing delight in the holy law itself, which becomes an element of happiness.

Psalms 119:46

45-48. To freedom from reproach, when imbued with God's truth, there is added "great boldness in the faith" [1Ti 3:13], accompanied with increasing delight in the holy law itself, which becomes an element of happiness.

Acts 20:20

20. kept back—timidly withheld from fear of consequences.

nothing that was profitable—edification directing all.

have taught you publicly, and from house to house—Did an apostle, whose functions were of so wide a range, not feel satisfied without private as well as public ministrations? How then must pastors feel? [BENGEL].