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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 6:12

Verse 12 12.As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh. Such men pay no regard to edification, but are guided by an ambitious desire to hunt after popular applause. The Greek verb εὐπροσωπὢσαι, (100) is highly expressive, and denotes the kind looks and address which were assumed for the purpose of pleasing. He charges the false apostles with ambition. As if he had said, “When those men lay circumcision upon you as a necessary burden, do you wish to know what sort of persons they are,... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 6:13

Verse 13 13.For neither they who hold by circumcision keep the law. The old version and Erasmus translate thus: who are circumcised. But Paul appears to me to refer to teachers only; and for this reason I would prefer to render the words, those who hold by circumcision, which would not include all circumcised persons, and thus would avoid ambiguity. The meaning is, “It is not from a strong attachment to the law that they bind you with the yoke of ceremonies; for, even with their own... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 6:14

Verse 14 14.But God forbid that I should glory. The designs of the false apostles are here contrasted with his own sincerity. As if he had said, “To avoid being compelled to bear a cross, they deny the cross of Christ, purchase with your flesh the applause of men, and end by triumphing over you. But my triumph and my glory are in the cross of the Son of God.” If the Galatians had not been utterly destitute of common sense, ought they not to have held in abhorrence the men whom they beheld... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 6:15

Verse 15 15.For in Christ Jesus. The reason why he is crucified to the world, and the world to him, is, that in Christ, to whom he is spiritually united, nothing but a new creature is of any avail. Everything else must be dismissed, must perish. I refer to those things which hinder the renewing of the Spirit. “If any man be in Christ” says he, “let him be a new creature.” (2 Corinthians 5:17.) That is, if any man wishes to be considered as belonging to the kingdom of Christ, let him be created... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:11-18

Glorying in the cross. Paul has been urging the Galatians to do good to all men, for now is the seed-time of philanthropy, and the harvest will be afterwards. And now he appeals to them by the "large letters" of this unique Epistle, which seems to have been the only one which was a complete autograph. Though penmanship was a trouble to him, he was yet anxious to do for these Galatians what good he could in the spirit he has been enforcing. But philanthropy has its counterfeits.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:11-18

Parting words. I. HIS HANDWRITING . "See with how large letters I have written unto you with mine own hand." He seems to intimate that not merely the following words, but, against his usual custom, the whole Epistle, was in his own handwriting. This was to be interpreted as a manifestation of his interest in them in connection with the importance of the occasion. He also intimates that he used large characters. It cannot be imagined that his intention in doing so, and in calling... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:12

As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh ( ὅσοι θελουσιν εὐπροσωπῆσαι ἐν σαρκί ); all those who wish to make a fair show in the flesh. In this verse and the next the apostle singles out for especial animadversion certain Christians, Galatian Christians no doubt, who were actuated by the aim of standing fair with the religious world of Judaism. They were Gentile Christians and not Jews; this appears from their not themselves wishing to keep the Law; for if they had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:12-13

Exposure of the tactics of his adversaries. The apostle recapitulates in a few sentences the contents of the Epistle and exhibits the falseness of his Judaistic adversaries in a clear light. Mark— I. THEIR DOGMATIC ATTITUDE . They "desire to make a fair show in the flesh." They made a pretentious display of religion by a zeal for external rites—"the unrenewed nature cropping out under its more special aspect of sensuousness and externalism." Yet all the while they affected a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:13

For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the Law ( οὐδὲ γὰρ οἱ περιτεμνόμενοι αὐτοὶ νόμον φυλάσσουσιν ); for neither do they who are being circumcised themselves keep the Law ; or, for not even. they who are being circumcised , themselves keep the Law. It is doubtful whether the οὐδὲ accentuates the main idea of the clause (see note on Galatians 1:12 ), or only the single term, "they who are being circumcised,'' as in John 7:5 it accentuates... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:14

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ ( ἐμοὶ δὲ μὴ γένοιτο καυχᾶσθαι εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ σταψρῷ τοῦκυρίου ἡμῶν ἰνσοῦ χριστοῦ ); but as for me , God forbid , etc. For the construction of the dative ἐμοὶ with γένοιτο , Alford cites Acts 20:16 , ὅπως μὴ γένητα αὐτῷ χρονοτριβῆσαι , and Meyer Xenophon, 'Cyrop.' 6.3. 11, ω ζεῦ μέγιστε λαβεῖν μοι γένοιτο αὐτόν . But neither passage matches the tone of... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 6:12

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 6:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 6:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 6:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:11-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:11-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:12-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 6:14

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