Galatians 3:15

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men. Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men - I draw an illustration from what actually occurs among people. The illustration is, that when a contr...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(17) Brethren, I speak (i) after the manner of men; Though [it be] but a man's covenant, yet [if it be] (k) confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The promise having once been given, no subsequent enactment like the Law can interfere with it. (Similarly Heb. emphasizes the priority in time of Me...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

after the manner of . Greek. kata . App-104. covenant . Greek. diatheke , See Matthew 26:28 . if it be . when. confirmed , Greek. kuroo ....
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15. I speak after the manner of men. By this expression he intended to put them to the blush. It is highly disgraceful and base that the test...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. I s...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto....
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Covenant ] better as mg. 'testament,' or will. It is an 'inheritance' that is in question ( Galatians 3:18 ). According to Ramsay, this word 'will'...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I speak after the manner of men. — The figure that I am going to use is one taken from the ordinary civil relations between man and man, and theref...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(15-18) To take an illustration from purely human relations. A covenant once ratified is binding. It cannot be treated as if it did not exist, neithe...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Here begins the second division of the epistle, in which Paul deals with the doctrine of liberty. He begins with the exclamation, "O foolish Galatian...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(15) Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto. (1...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Brethren ,.... Whereas in Galatians 3:1 , he calls them "foolish Galatians", which might seem too harsh and severe, therefore, to mitigate and soft...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto....
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I speak after the manner of men I illustrate this by a familiar instance, taken from the practice of men: or, I argue on the principles of common e...
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 princip...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

OLBGrk; Though it be but a man's covenant: the word here translated covenant, diayhkh, is ordinarily translated testament; see Matthew 26:...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Law Can Only Condemn Us But We Have Been Redeemed from the Law ( Galatians 3:10-15 ). Paul then points out the folly of trying to become accep...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Blessing of Abraham Precedes the Law ( Galatians 3:15-18 ). ‘Brothers, I speak after the manner of men. Though it is but a man's covenant, yet...
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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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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...
The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

I speak after the manner of men — I illustrate this by a familiar instance, taken from the practice of men. Though it be but a man's covenant, yet,...

¹⁵ Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant,b yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

Related Commentaries of Galatians 3:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Galatians 3:15