Verse 11
11. And I, brethren In antithesis to the above whoever.
If I yet I preach circumcision As charged by this whosoever. The original charge was probably at first based on the case of Timothy. See notes on Acts 16:3 and Galatians 2:3. Paul’s policy of becoming, in nonessentials, all things to all men even a Jew to Jews treating the mere act of circumcision, where it involved no vital concession, as admissible enabled the Judaist to pretend that in the other Pauline Churches Paul preached circumcision.
Yet Since my conversion, as I did before my conversion.
Why… suffer persecution His endurances and scars were ample proof that he was a most consistent and uncompromising opponent of the foundation rite of Judaism.
Yet Continually, while I am continually preaching circumcision.
Then In case I preach justification by circumcision I make the cross a mere appendage.
Offence… ceased There is no ground for all these hostilities of Judaism toward me. The attacks of these Judaizers are my defence. They persecute me, and, therefore, they are untrue when they say that I preach circumcision elsewhere than in Galatia.
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