Galatians 5:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. ”

Galatians 5:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For in Jesus Christ - In the religion which Christ came to establish. Neither circumcision ... - It makes no difference whether a man is circumcised or not. He is not saved because he is circ...
Galatians 5:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(3) For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor (4) uncircumcision; (5) but (e) faith which worketh by love. (3) He adds a reason, for now circumcision is abolished, seeing that...
Galatians 5:6 - 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 5:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

in. Greek, App-101. Jesus Christ . Christ Jesus. App-98. neither, nor . Greek. oute . availeth . Greek. ischuo . See Acts 6:10 . Compare App-172. which worketh . working. Greek. energeo...
Galatians 5:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6. For in Jesus Christ. The reason why believers now wait for the hope of righteousness through the Spirit is, that in Christ, that is, in the kingdom of Christ, or in the Christian church, c...
Galatians 5:6 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 2080 THE OFFICE AND OPERATION OF FAITH Galatians 5:6 . In Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love . THE peculiar cha...
Galatians 5:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. For in Jesus Christ - By the dispensation of the Gospel all legal observances, as ess...
Galatians 5:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Faith which worketh by love.— There is some degree of ambiguity in the original:— Δι αγαπης ενεργουμενη. It may be rendered either which operates, and works by love; or, which is wrought, ins...
Galatians 5:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. For - confirming the truth that it is 'from faith' ( Galatians 5:5 ) that the...
Galatians 5:6 - 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 5:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(2-6) There can be no compromise between Christianity and Judaism. If you accept the one you must give up the other. Circumcision is a pledge or engagement to live by the rule of the Law. That rule m...
Galatians 5:6 - 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 5:6 - 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 5:6 - 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 5:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(6) For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. (7) Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? (8) Thi...
Galatians 5:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For in Christ Jesus ,.... The Arabic version reads, "in the religion of Christ"; in the religion of Moses, or of the Jews under the former dispensation, the things after mentioned were of some momen...
Galatians 5:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. Ver. 6. Neither circumcision ] Unregenerate Israel is as Ethiopia, Amos 9:7 ....
Galatians 5:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For we Who believe in Christ, and are his true disciples, having been savingly enlightened in the knowledge of the truth; do, through the influences of the Spirit Without any of these carnal or...
Galatians 5:6 - 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 5:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exhortation to Stedfastness; Persuasives to Stedfastness. A. D. 56. 1 Stand fast therefore in...
Galatians 5:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Under the new testament established in Christ, and confirmed by the death of Christ, there is no difference between Jew and Gentile; there is but one way of justification, one of salvation, for them...
Galatians 5:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through (or ‘by') love.' For in Christ it matters not whether a person is circumcised or uncircumcise...
Galatians 5:6 - 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 5:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Galatians 5:6 I. The first grand principle contained in these words is that faith working by love makes a Christian. (1) Religion is the harmony of the soul with God, and the conformity of the lif...
Galatians 5:6 - 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 5:6 - 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 5:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. The order of gracious exercises in the renewed heart All evangelical writers and...
Galatians 5:6 - 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 5:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Paul warns against the leaven of false doctrine:
Galatians 5:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 7:19 ; 1 John 3:14-20 ; 1 John 4:18-21 ; 1 Peter 1:8 ; 1 Thessalonians 1:3 ; 2 Corinthians 5:14 ; Colossians 3:11 ; Galatians 3:28 ; Galatians 5:2 ; Galatians 5:3 ; Galatians...
Galatians 5:6 - 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 5:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

For in Christ Jesus — According to the institution which he hath established, according to the tenor of the Christian covenant. Neither circumcision — With the most punctual observance of the law....

Galatians 5:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Galatians 5:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Galatians 5:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Galatians 5:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:6 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Galatians 5:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Galatians 5:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Galatians 5:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Galatians 5:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Galatians 5:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Galatians 5:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Galatians 5:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Galatians 5:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Galatians 5:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Galatians 5:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Galatians 5:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Galatians 5:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Galatians 5:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Galatians 5:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Galatians 5:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Galatians 5:6 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Galatians 5:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Galatians 5:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Galatians 5:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

Galatians 5:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Galatians 5:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Galatians 5:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Galatians 5:6 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Galatians 5:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes