Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Galatians 5:1-12
In the former part of this chapter the apostle cautions the Galatians to take heed of the judaizing teachers, who endeavoured to bring them back under the bondage of the law. He had been arguing against them before, and had largely shown how contrary the principles and spirit of those teachers were to the spirit of the gospel; and now this is as it were the general inference or application of all that discourse. Since it appeared by what had been said that we can be justified only by faith in... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Galatians 5
In this chapter the apostle comes to make application of his foregoing discourse. He begins it with a general caution, or exhortation (Gal. 5:1), which he afterwards enforces by several considerations, Gal. 5:2-12. He then presses them to serious practical godliness, which would be the best antidote against the snares of their false teachers; particularly, I. That they should not strive with one another, Gal. 5:13-15. II. That they would strive against sin, where he shows, 1. That there is in... read more