Galatians 5:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. ”

Galatians 5:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Behold, I Paul say unto you - I, who at first preached the gospel to you; I, too, who have been circumcised, and who was formerly a strenuous assertor of the necessity of observing the laws of Mo...
Galatians 5:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(1) Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be (a) circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. (1) Another entreaty in which he plainly witnesses that justification of works, and justification of...
Galatians 5:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Final emphatic statement of the dilemma, Christ or circumcision. Paul, speaking with all authority in spite of false inferences drawn from his circumcising Timothy ( Galatians 5:11 ) and in spite of...
Galatians 5:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Behold . Greek. ide . App-133. unto . to. if . Greek. ean . App-118. be circumcised . undergo circumcision. shall . will. nothing . Greek. oudeis .
Galatians 5:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

2. Behold, I Paul. He could not have pronounced a severer threatening than that it would exclude them entirely from the grace of Christ. But what is the meaning of this, that Christ will pr...
Galatians 5:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2078 SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS REPROVED Galatians 5:2-4 . Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. For I testify again to every man that is ci...
Galatians 5:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. If ye be circumcised - By circumcision you take on you the whole obligation of the Jewish law, and consequentl...
Galatians 5:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Behold,— This word is used to fix their attention. I, Paul; —"I, the same Paul, who am reported to preach circumcision,— testify again, ( Galatians 5:3 .)—continue my testimony, to every man; t...
Galatians 5:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. Behold - i:e., mark what I say. I Paul. However you disparage me, I give my personal authority as...
Galatians 5:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Nature of Christian Liberty 1-12. The futility of seeking justification by attempting to comply with the demands of the Mosaic Law; the inconsistency of works and faith as methods of salvation...
Galatians 5:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Behold, I Paul. — The strong personality of the Apostle asserts itself; instead of going into an elaborate proof, he speaks with dogmatic authority, as though his bare word were enough. Shall pro...
Galatians 5:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 20 SHALL THE GALATIANS BE CIRCUMCISED? Galatians 5:2-6 SHALL the Galatians be circumcised, or shall they not? This is the decisive question. The denunciation with which Paul begins his...
Galatians 5:2 - 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 5:2 - 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 5:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (2) Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ...
Galatians 5:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Behold, I Paul say unto you ,.... The apostle proceeds to give some reasons and arguments to enforce the above exhortation and dissuasion: the first of which is introduced with a note of attention,...
Galatians 5:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. Ver. 2. Behold I Paul ] q.d. As true as I am Paul, and do write these things. Christ shall profit yo...
Galatians 5:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Behold, I Paul A divinely-commissioned apostle of Christ; say, that if ye be circumcised And seek to be justified by that rite, or if you depend on any part of the ceremonial law, as your righteo...
Galatians 5:2 - 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 5:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exhortation to Stedfastness; Persuasives to Stedfastness. A. D. 56. 1 Stand fast therefore in...
Galatians 5:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

It is manifest that the apostle is speaking here concerning circumcision, looked upon as necessary to justification, now under the gospel state. For under the Old Testament undoubtedly Christ profite...
Galatians 5:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision Christ will be of no benefit to you. Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole Law....
Galatians 5:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Galatians 5:2 . If ye be circumcised. —Not simply as a national rite, but as a symbol of Judaism and legalism in general; as necessary to justification. Christ sh...
Galatians 5:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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. «You are not under the law, but under grace. Do not su...
Galatians 5:2 - 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 5:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

If ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. The law and grace I. God will deal with us either altogether by works or altogether by Christ; these things cannot be mixed. II. To pie...
Galatians 5:2 - 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 5:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Christian Liberty an incentive to Holiness of Life. Christian liberty opposed to legal bondage:
Galatians 5:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 16:21 ; 1 Thessalonians 2:18 ; 2 Corinthians 10:1 ; Acts 15:1 ; Acts 15:24 ; Acts 16:3 ; Acts 16:4 ; Galatians 2:3-5 ; Galatians 5:4 ; Galatians 5:6 ; Hebrews 4:2 ; Philemon...
Galatians 5:2 - 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 5:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

If ye be circumcised — And seek to be justified thereby. Christ — The Christian institution. Will profit you nothing — For you hereby disclaim Christ, and all the blessings which are through faith...

Galatians 5:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Galatians 5:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Galatians 5:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Galatians 5:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:2 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Galatians 5:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Galatians 5:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Galatians 5:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Galatians 5:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Galatians 5:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Galatians 5:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Galatians 5:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Galatians 5:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Galatians 5:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Galatians 5:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Galatians 5:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Galatians 5:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Galatians 5:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Galatians 5:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Galatians 5:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Galatians 5:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Galatians 5:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Galatians 5:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Galatians 5:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Galatians 5:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Galatians 5:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Galatians 5:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes