Galatians 3:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? ”

• Galatians 3:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Are ye so foolish? - Can it be that you are so unwise? The idea is, that Paul hardly thought it credible that they could have pursued such a course. They had so cordially embraced the gospel when...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (2) Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the (d) flesh? (2) The fourth argument mixed with the former, and it is twofold. If the Law is to be joined with faith,...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Galatians 3:1 to Galatians 5:12 . Doctrinal Section. Paul Sets the Choice before them Christ or the Law and Argues for its Urgency. Galatians 3:1-14 . It was a strange folly which could lead t...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  begun . Greek. enarchomai . Here and Philippians 1:1 ; Philippians 1:6 . made perfect . being perfected. Greek. epiteleo . App-125. See 2 Corinthians 7:1 . by . in.

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• Galatians 3:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  3. Are ye so foolish? Commentators are not agreed as to what he means by the Spirit and by the flesh. He alludes, in my opinion, to what he had said about the Spirit. As if he had said,...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? Having begun in the Spirit - Having received a spiritual religion, which refined and purified your hearts; and hav...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Are ye so foolish, &c.— "Having then set out so happily and hopefully in your Christian course, under the light and influence of the Spirit, with faith in Christ for divine acceptance, accordin...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? Begun, х Enarxamenoi ( G1728 )] - after having taken the initiatory step in the Christian life ( Phili...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Justification is by Faith, not Works 1-14. The Apostle upbraids the Galatians with their speedy change from faith to legal observances, reminding them of the fact that their reception of the Spiri...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  III. (1-5) Whence this strange relapse? It is not as if you were ignorant of better things. The crucified Saviour, the one great object of faith, has been preached before you in a way too plain to...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 11 THE GALATIAN FOLLY. Galatians 3:1-5 . AT the beginning of chap. 3 falls the most marked division of this Epistle. So far, since the exordium, its course has been strictly narrative....

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• Galatians 3:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Righteousness Based on Faith Galatians 3:1-10 The strong tendency of the Galatian Christians to depend upon ceremonies or upon legal obedience, in addition to their faith in Christ, elicits i...

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• Galatians 3:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Here begins the second division of the epistle, in which Paul deals with the doctrine of liberty. He begins with the exclamation, "O foolish Galatians, who did bewitch you?" He then inquired, Did the...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (1) В¶ O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? (2) This only would I learn o...

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• Galatians 3:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Are ye so foolish ?.... Is it possible you should be so stupid? and do you, or can you continue so? having begun in the Spirit ; that is, either in the Spirit of God, whom they had received throug...

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• Galatians 3:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh? Ver. 3. Are ye so foolish? ] Those then that have the Spirit may play fools in some particulars. Those that ar...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  This only would I learn of you That is, this one argument might convince you; received ye the Spirit In his gifts and graces, in his witness and fruits. See Galatians 4:6 ; Galatians 5:22 . By...

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• Galatians 3:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  FAITH IS THE ONE PRINCIPLE OF BLESSING (vs.1-9) "0 foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you?" (v.1). Little wonder, as Paul considers the principles and tremendous issues involved, that he speaks...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Justification by Faith. A. D.  56.       1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye shoul...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  The doctrine of their false teacthers was, that to faith in Christ, an obedience also to the law of Moses was necessary to justification; they did not deny Christ, or the doctrine of the gospel, only...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘Oh foolish Galatians. Who has bewitched you before whose eyes Jesus Christ was set forth as crucified among you? This only would I learn from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Galatians 3:1 . Who hath bewitched you? —Fascinated you, as if overlooked by the evil eye, so that your brain is confused. The Galatians were reputed to possess ac...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

  perfect ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 5:48 ).

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• Galatians 3:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Paul, writing, to those changeable Galatians, who had so soon deserted the faith, says to them in this chapter Galatians 3:1 . O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey...

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• Galatians 3:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Galatians 3:1 . Oh foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you: εβασκανε, who hath fascinated, beguiled, or seduced you by subtlety and cunning, and sought by ingenious malice to draw you from the t...

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• Galatians 3:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Having begun in the Spirit. I. The commencement of salvation is the holy spirit’s work. Salvation is not begun by-- 1. The means of grace alone. 2. The minister or priest. 3. Self-effort....

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• Galatians 3:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians (ὦ ἀνόητοι Γαλάται). In thus apostrophizing them, the apostle brands their present behaviour, not any lack of intelligence on their part...

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• Galatians 3:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Salvation Is Not of Works, but by Faith. Paul appeals to the experience of the Galatians:

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• Galatians 3:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Galatians 4:7-10 ; Galatians 5:4-8 ; Galatians 6:12-14 ; Hebrews 7:16-19 ; Hebrews 9:10 ; Hebrews 9:2 ; Hebrews 9:9

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• Galatians 3:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Are ye so thoughtless — As not to consider what you have yourselves experienced? Having begun in the Spirit — Having set out under the light and power of the Spirit by faith, do ye now, when ye oug...

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