Galatians 5:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. ”

Galatians 5:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Stand fast, therefore - Be firm and unwavering. This verse properly belongs to the previous chapter, and should not have been separated from it. The sense is, that they were to be firm and unyiel...
Galatians 5:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 4:21 to Galatians 5:1 . The new thing he tries is an allegorising spiritualising application of an OT story. Slave-born Ishmael mocked ( Genesis 21:10 *) free-born Isaac, and the son...
Galatians 5:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Stand fast . See 1 Corinthians 16:13 . liberty , See Galatians 2:4 . Christ. App-98. hath . Omit. not . Greek. me . App-105. entangled . Greek. enecho . Here, Mark 6:19 (quarrel...
Galatians 5:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. Stand fast therefore. After having told them that they are the children of the free woman, he now reminds them that they ought not lightly to despise a freedom so precious. And certainl...
Galatians 5:1 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2077 LIBERTY OF THE CHRISTIAN Galatians 5:1 . Stand fast, therefore, in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage . THE doct...
Galatians 5:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Stand fast therefore in the liberty - This is intimately connected with th...
Galatians 5:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. A B Delta C read no "wherewith." [G, Vulgate, have ee ( G2228...
Galatians 5:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Connected closely with preceding section. Bondage ] to legal observances. Christ hath made us free ] by fulfilling the Law, and so teaching us to obey it, not in the letter but in the spirit, whic...
Galatians 5:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

V. (1) Stand fast therefore. — The external evidence is very strong in favour of a different reading: With (or, perhaps, For ) liberty did Christ make us free. Stand fast, then, and be not e...
Galatians 5:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1-31 Chapter 19 THE STORY OF HAGAR. Galatians 4:21-31 - Galatians 5:1 THE Apostle wishes that he could "change his voice" ( Galatians 4:20 ). Indeed he has changed it more than once. "Any...
Galatians 5:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Hold Fast Your Freedom Galatians 5:1-12 We are free. The Son has made us free, and we are free indeed, though not free to disobey the dictates and promptings of our new nature. We are set free...
Galatians 5:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The whole law of liberty is stated in the sentences, "For freedom did Christ set us free," "stand fast therefore," and "be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage." He then refers first to circumci...
Galatians 5:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS The Apostle makes some very sweet Conclusions in this Chapter, from the Doctrine he had established, in the former. Towards the Conclusion, he draws a striking Contrast, between the Works o...
Galatians 5:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY ‘Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free.’ Galatians 5:1 We are bound to assert for the Church of Jesus Christ her true and right...
Galatians 5:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Stand fast therefore in the liberty ,.... There is the liberty of grace, and the liberty of glory; the former of these is here meant, and lies in a freedom from sin; not from the indwelling of it, b...
Galatians 5:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Ver. 1. Be not again entangled ] ενεχεσθε. As oxen tied to the yoke. T...
Galatians 5:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Stand fast therefore in the liberty , &c. The apostle (chap. 3.) having, from Abraham's justification by faith, proved, 1st, That all who believe in Christ, and in the promises of God through hi...
Galatians 5:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

LIBERTY TO BE PRACTICED (vs.1-6) Chapter 4 dealt with the perfect freedom introduced by God Himself through Christ, freedom given to all who have been redeemed by His precious blood, freedom from...
Galatians 5:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exhortation to Stedfastness; Persuasives to Stedfastness. A. D. 56. 1 Stand fast therefore in...
Galatians 5:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

GALATIANS CHAPTER 5 Galatians 5:1 Paul exhorteth the Galatians to maintain their Christian liberty, Galatians 5:2-6 and showeth that by being circumcised they would forfeit their hopes in Chr...
Galatians 5:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Wherefore, brothers, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the free-woman. Christ set us free with a view to our freedom, therefore stand fast continually, and do not be entangled again in a yok...
Galatians 5:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Galatians 5:1 . Stand fast in. —Stand up to, make your stand for. The liberty wherewith Christ has made as free. —As Christ has given you this liberty you are bou...
Galatians 5:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Galatians 4:1-5 . Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the f...
Galatians 5:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Galatians 5:1 . Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, by the redemption he has procured through the shedding of his own most precious blood. The liberty of your c...
Galatians 5:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us freer and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. The freedom of the Christian It is necessary that we first see gener...
Galatians 5:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Galatians 5:1 Galatians 5:2 Behold, I Paul say unto you (ἴδε, ἐγὼ Παῦλος λώγω ὑμῖν); lo , I Paul say unto you. The adverbial exclamation ἴδε, found in St. Pa...
Galatians 5:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Stand fast, therefore, in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Galatians 5:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 15:58 ; 1 Corinthians 16:13 ; 1 Corinthians 7:22 ; 1 Peter 2:16 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:8 ; 2 Corinthians 3:17 ; 2 Peter 2:19 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:15 ; Acts 15:10 ; Colossians 2:16...
Galatians 5:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:1-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Much is written about the Holy Spirit in the Word of God. The Epistles of Paul are freighted with many marvelous messages relative t...
Galatians 5:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Stand fast therefore in the liberty — From the ceremonial law. Wherewith Christ hath made us — And all believers, free; and be not entangled again with the yoke of legal bondage.

Galatians 5:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Galatians 5:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Galatians 5:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:1 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Galatians 5:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Galatians 5:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Galatians 5:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Galatians 5:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Galatians 5:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Galatians 5:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Galatians 5:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Galatians 5:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Galatians 5:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Galatians 5:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Galatians 5:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Galatians 5:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Galatians 5:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Galatians 5:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Galatians 5:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Galatians 5:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Galatians 5:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Galatians 5:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Galatians 5:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Galatians 5:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Galatians 5:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Galatians 5:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes