If we had been invited before His coming to imagine what would be the result upon this empire of His appearance, we should probably have expected something very different from that which actually happened.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
There had to be something else, some stronger reason to make you reject your empire.
"For Every Man A Reason"
Patrick Wilkins
A man brought up in the British empire has some sources of knowledge denied the citizens of our great republic.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee