Now we (hmei de). Some MSS. have umei de (now ye). In either case Paul means that Christians (Jews and Gentiles) are children of the promise as Isaac...
For we (hmei gar). We Christians as opposed to the legalists. Through the Spirit by faith (pneumati ek pistew). By the Spirit (Holy Spirit) out of fa...
The farewell salutation is much briefer than that in 2?Corinthians 13:13 , but identical with that in Philemon 1:25 . He calls them brethren (adelp...
Heir [B] [E] [S]General scriptures concerning Galatians 4:1 Galatians 4:2 ; Genesis 15:3 ; 21:10 ; Genesis 25:5 Genesis 25:6 ; Leviticus 25:45...
No longer a bondservant (ouketi doulo). Slave. He changes to the singular to drive the point home to each one. The spiritual experience ( Mark 3:2 ) ...
To them which by nature are not gods (toi pusei mh ousi qeoi). In 1?Corinthians 10:20 he terms them demons, the so-called gods ( 1?Corinthians 8:5 ...
This only (touto monon). Paul strikes at the heart of the problem. He will show their error by the point that the gifts of the Spirit came by the hea...
In the sight of God (para twi qewi). By the side of (para) God, as God looks at it, for the simple reason that no one except Jesus has ever kept all ...
This proverb Paul has in 1?Corinthians 5:6 . It is merely the pervasive power of leaven that is involved in the proverb as in Matthew 13:33 , not t...
By the Spirit let us also walk (pneumati kai stoicwmen). Present subjunctive (volitive) of stoicew, Let us also go on walking by the Spirit. Let us m...
They who receive circumcision (oi peritemnomenoi). Present causative middle of peritemnw, those who are having themselves circumcised. Some MSS. read...
Overview - Galatians 1 1?He wonders that they have so soon left him and the gospel; 8?and accurses those that preach any other gospel than he did. 11...
The Lamb (to arnion). See Luke 5:6 ; Luke 7:17 ; Luke 12:11 ; Luke 13:8 and is in contrast with the anarthrous arnion in Luke 13:11 . This prol...
Overview - Galatians 3 1?He asks what moved them to leave the faith, and hang upon the law. 6?They that believe are justified, 9?and blessed with Ab...
Under the law (upo nomon). Instead of under the flesh as one might expect. See Galatians 3:2-6 for contrast between law and spirit. The flesh made ...
The priesthood being changed (metatiqemenh th ierosunh). Genitive absolute with present passive participle of metatiqhmi, old word to transfer ( Gala...
A transgressor (parabathn). Peter, by his shifts had contradicted himself helplessly as Paul shows by this condition. When he lived like a Gentile, h...
I through the law died to the law (egw dia nomou nomwi apeqanon). Paradoxical, but true. See Rom 7:4 Rom 7:6 for picture of how the law waked Paul...
To be zealously sought in a good matter (zhlousqai en kalwi). Present passive infinitive. It is only in an evil matter that it is bad as here (ou kal...
By the handmaid (ek th paidiskh). From Genesis 16:1 . Feminine diminutive of pai, boy or slave. Common word for damsel which came to be used for fem...