Galatians 4:13

I preached to you, notwithstanding infirmity of the flesh — That is, notwithstanding bodily weakness, and under great disadvantage from the despicableness of my outward appearance.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ye know how - To show them the folly of their embracing the new views which they had adopted, he reminds them of past times, and particularly of...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ye know how through (m) infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first. (m) Many afflictions.
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

An affectionate paragraph, reminding the Galatians how he had conformed in every legitimate way ( cf. 1 Corinthians 9:19 ff.) to their customs, an...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A personal appeal for the truth against the false teachers:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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¹³ Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first.

Related Commentaries of Galatians 4:13

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

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

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