Galatians 5:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, ”

Galatians 5:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Witchcraft - Pretending to witchcraft. The apostle does not vouch for the actual existence of witchcraft; but he says that what was known as such was a proof of the corrupt nature of man, and was...
Galatians 5:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:13 to Galatians 6:10 . Practical appendix to the epistle; in the form of guarding the doctrine of free grace against antinomian abuse.
Galatians 5:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

witchcraft . sorcery. Greek. pharmakeia . Here and Revelation 9:21 ; Revelation 18:23 . See also Revelation 21:8 ; Revelation 22:15 . It means magical incantation by means of drugs (Greek. pha...
Galatians 5:20 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2085 THE FRUITS OF THE FLESH AND OF THE SPIRIT CONTRASTED Galatians 5:19-24 . Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousne...
Galatians 5:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Idolatry - Worshipping of idols; frequenting idol festivals; all the rites of Bacchus, Venus, Priapus, etc., wh...
Galatians 5:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Witchcraft,— Some would render the word φαρμακεια by poisoning; but surely this is comprehended under the word murders; nor is there any reason to believe the flesh so particularly inclined to th...
Galatians 5:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Confirming Galatians 5:18 by the contrariety between the works of the flesh and...
Galatians 5:20 - 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 5:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(16-26) To follow the guidance of the Spirit is to obtain a double release: on the one hand, from the evil appetites and passions of the flesh or of sense — which is the direct antithesis to the Spir...
Galatians 5:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 23 CHRIST'S SPIRIT AND HUMAN FLESH. Galatians 5:16-26 LOVE is the guard of Christian freedom. The Holy Spirit is its guide. These principles accomplish what the law could never do. It...
Galatians 5:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Produce the Fruit of the Spirit Galatians 5:13-26 That Christ has freed us from the Law as a means of salvation does not free us from moral restraint, but brings us under the constraint of a hi...
Galatians 5:20 - 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 5:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(19) Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, (20) Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, h...
Galatians 5:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Idolatry ,.... Which some understand of covetousness, which is so called; but rather it means the worshipping of other gods, or of graven images: witchcraft ; any real or pretended league and asso...
Galatians 5:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Ver. 20. Idolatry ] This is fitly set after those fleshly sins, as commonly accompanied with them, 1 Corin...
Galatians 5:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now the works of the flesh By which that inward corrupt principle is discovered; are manifest Are plain and undeniable. He says works , in the plural, because those of the flesh are distinct fro...
Galatians 5:20 - 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 5:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Practical Godliness Enforced; Works of the Flesh and of the Spirit; The Fruits of the Spirit. A. D. 56....
Galatians 5:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Idolatry; either the worshipping of the creature for God, or the worshipping of God in and by the creature, as by images, &c. Witchcraft; the product of compacts with the devil; by virtue of...
Galatians 5:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Freedom is Not to Be Misinterpreted as Licence. They Must Walk in Love and By the Spirit ( Galatians 5:13-26 ). Paul now goes on to deal with the charge that the Gospel he is presenting gives men...
Galatians 5:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Galatians 5:19 . The works of the flesh. — 1. Sensual vices —“adultery [omitted in the oldest MSS.], fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness.” 2. Theological...
Galatians 5:20 - 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 5:20 - 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 5:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now the works of the flesh are manifest. The works of the flesh our own It is the same with all the passions and appetites. No one of them ever leaves a man, who indulges them, just where he wa...
Galatians 5:20 - 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 5:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The works of the flesh:
Galatians 5:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 10:13 ; 1 Chronicles 10:14 ; 1 Samuel 15:23 ; 2 Chronicles 33:6 ; 2 Corinthians 11:19 ; 2 Peter 2:1 ; Acts 16:16-19 ; Acts 8:9-11 ; Deuteronomy 18:10 ; Ezekiel 22:18 ; Titus 3...
Galatians 5:20 - 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 5:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Idolatry, witchcraft — That this means witchcraft, strictly speaking, (not poisoning,) appears from its being joined with the worship of devil — gods, and not with murder. This is frequently and so...

Galatians 5:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Galatians 5:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Galatians 5:20 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Galatians 5:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Galatians 5:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Galatians 5:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Galatians 5:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Galatians 5:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Galatians 5:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Galatians 5:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Galatians 5:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Galatians 5:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Galatians 5:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Galatians 5:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Galatians 5:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Galatians 5:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Galatians 5:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Galatians 5:20 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Galatians 5:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Galatians 5:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Galatians 5:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Galatians 5:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Galatians 5:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Galatians 5:20 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Galatians 5:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes