Galatians 4:13-14 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:13

Ye know ( οἴδατε δέ ); and ye know. The apostle very often uses the verb οἵδαμεν , or οἴδατε , conjoined with either δέ , γάρ , or καθώς , when recalling some circumstance of personal history ( 1 Corinthians 16:15 ; Philippians 4:15 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:1 , 1 Thessalonians 2:2 , 1 Thessalonians 2:5 , 1 Thessalonians 2:11 ; 1 Thessalonians 4:4 ; 2 Timothy 1:15 ) or to introduce the statement of a doctrine as one which would be at once recognized... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:13-16

A retrospect with its lessons. The apostle seeks an explanation of their changed attitude toward himself. I. HE RECALLS THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS FIRST RELATIONS WITH THE GALATIANS . "Ye know how on account of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first." 1 . His visit was not designed , but accidental. He was travelling through their country on his way to regions beyond, when he was seized with illness and detained so long... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:14

And my temptation which was in my flesh ( καὶ τὸν πειρασμὸν ὑμῶν [Receptus, πειρασμόν μου τὸν ] ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου ) i and that which was a temptation for you in my flesh. "In my flesh;" that is, in my bodily appearance. Instead of ὑμῶν , the Textus Receptus gives μου τόν : but ὑμῶν is the reading of the best manuscripts, and, as the more difficult one, was the one most likely to be tampered with; it is accordingly accepted by recent editors with great... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 4:13

Ye know how - To show them the folly of their embracing the new views which they had adopted, he reminds them of past times, and particularly of the strength of the attachment which they had evinced for him in former days.Through infirmity of the flesh - Greek “Weakness” (ἀσθένειαν astheneian); compare the 1 Corinthians 2:3 note; 2 Corinthians 10:10; 2 Corinthians 12:7 notes. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 4:14

And my temptation - “My trial,” the thing which was to me a trial and calamity. The meaning is, that he was afflicted with various calamities and infirmities, but that this did not hinder their receiving him as an angel from heaven. There is, however, a considerable variety in the mss. on this verse. Many mss., instead of “my temptation,” read “your temptation;” and Mill maintains that this is the true reading. Griesbach hesitates between the two. But it is not very important to determine which... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 4:12-14

Galatians 4:12-14. I beseech you, be as I am Follow my example in laying aside your opinion of the necessity of the law; for I am Or rather, I was; as ye are That is, I was once as zealous of the law as you are; but by the grace of God I am now of another mind: be you so too. See Philippians 3:7-8. Or, as some understand the verse, I beseech you to maintain the same affectionate regard for me as I bear toward you, and candidly to receive those sentiments which I, to whose authority in... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Galatians 4:8-20

Paul’s concern for the Galatians (4:8-20)Before they believed in Christ, most of the Galatians were pagans, in bondage to idols of wood and stone. Now that they have come to know the true God, they are foolish to get into bondage again by trying to keep the Jewish law. By doing so they are not going forward in their Christian lives; they are going backwards (8-11).The Galatians should live as those free from the law, just as Paul does. He feels sorry for them, not angry with them. He does not... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 4:13

through = on account of. Greek. dia App-104 .Galatians 4:2 . preached, &c. Greek. evangelizo . App-121 . at the first = before. Compare 2 Corinthians 12:7 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 4:14

my. The texts read "your". The malady (2 Corinthians 12:7 ) which led to his presence among them was a teat to them, a temptation to reject him and his message. in. Greek. en . App-104 . despised. Greek. exoutheneo . See Acts 4:11 . nor . Greek. oude . rejected . Literally spat out. Greek. ekptuo . Only here Christ Jesus . App-98 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Galatians 4:14

And that which was a temptation to you in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but ye received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.There is always a temptation to belittle a sick man, especially one seeking to change one's whole manner of life, but the Galatians did not yield to it. It seems that all speculations about how repulsive and repugnant Paul's disease was are merely morbid imagination. He was sick. That is all that is said here,As an angel of God ... As a matter of fact,... read more