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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 4:15

Verse 15 15.Where is there your blessedness? Paul had made them happy, and he intimates that the pious affection with which they formerly regarded him was an expression of their happiness. But now, by allowing themselves to be deprived of the services of him to whom they ought to have attributed whatever knowledge they possessed of Christ, they gave evidence that they were unhappy. This hint was intended to produce keen reflection. “What? Shall all this be lost? Will you forfeit all the... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 4:16

Verse 16 16.Am I therefore become your enemy? He now returns to speak about himself. It was entirely their own fault, he says, that they had changed their minds. Though it is a common remark, that truth begets hatred, yet, except through the malice and wickedness of those who cannot endure to hear it, truth is never hateful. While he vindicates himself from any blame in the unhappy difference between them, he indirectly censures their ingratitude. Yet still his advice is friendly, not to... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 4:17

Verse 17 17.They are jealous of you. He comes at length to the false apostles, and does more by silence to make them odious, than if he had given their names; for we usually abstain from naming those whose very names produce in us dislike and aversion. He mentions the immoderate ambition of those men, and warns the Galatians not to be led astray by their appearance of zeal. The comparison is borrowed from honorable love, as contrasted with those professions of regard which arise from unhallowed... read more

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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 4:18

Verse 18 18.But it is good to be the object of jealousy. It is hard to say whether this refers to himself or to the Galatians. Good ministers are exhorted to cherish holy jealousy in watching over the churches, “that they may present them as a chaste virgin to Christ.” (2 Corinthians 11:2.) If it refers to Paul, the meaning will be: “I confess that I also am jealous of you, but with a totally different design: and I do so as much when I am absent as when I am present, because I do not seek my... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:12

An affectionate call to liberty. "Brethren, I beseech you "—as if he would redouble his tenderness to converts so dearly loved—stand in your true Christian liberty apart from the weak and beggarly elements of Judaism. I. HE ASKS THEM TO STAND ON THE SAME PLATFORM OF LIBERTY WITH HIMSELF . "Become ye as I am "—free yourself from the bondage of ordinances as I have done'' for I also have become as ye are," standing in your Gentile freedom, that I might preach... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:12-20

The appeal of the suffering apostle. To render Paul's appeal more emphatic, he proceeds next to remind them of the tender relations in which he had stood to them when he preached the gospel to them the first time. He had been suffering from the thorn in the flesh; he was consequently a very weak specimen when as a preacher he stood before them; but the message was so emancipating to their souls that they would have done anything for him in their gratitude. They would have even plucked out... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:12-20

Personal appeal. I. HE ASKS RECIPROCITY . "I beseech you, brethren, be as I am, for I am as ye are." Born a Jew, in accommodation to them he had taken up the Gentile position, i.e. in respect of freedom from Jewish ordinances. Let them, as brethren, show reciprocity. Let them give up their adopted Jewish practices and occupy the Gentile position along with him. II. HE RECALLS WITH PLEASURE THEIR RECEPTION OF HIM . 1 . Negatively. "Ye did me no wrong." He... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 4:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 4:16

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 4:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 4:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:12-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:12-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:13-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:14

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