George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Galatians 5:1
Be not held again under the yoke of bondage, of the old law. (Witham) --- This verse must be understood in the same manner as the 9th verse of the preceding chapter. See the annotations upon it.
Be not held again under the yoke of bondage, of the old law. (Witham) --- This verse must be understood in the same manner as the 9th verse of the preceding chapter. See the annotations upon it.
GALATIANS 5:1 th|/ evleuqeri,a| h`ma/j Cristo.j hvleuqe,rwsen\ sth,kete ou=n {B} Amid the variety of readings, that adopted for the text seems to account best for the origin of the others. The apostl...
CHAPTER V. _The apostle exhorts the Galatians to stand fast in the liberty_ _of the Gospel, and not by receiving circumcision bring_ _themselves into a yoke of bondage_, 1-4. _Shows the superior e...
STAND FAST, THEREFORE - Be firm and unwavering. This verse properly belongs to the previous chapter, and should not have been separated from it. The sense is, that they were to be firm and unyielding...
III. THE WALK OF THE JUSTIFIED BELIEVER, AS NOT UNDER THE LAW, BUT UNDER GRACE CHAPTER 5 _ 1. Stand fast! Be not entangled! (Galatians 5:1)_ 2. Exhortations and the law of love. (Galatians 5:7) 3....
GALATIANS 4:21 TO GALATIANS 5:1. The new thing he tries is an allegorising spiritualising application of an OT story. Slave-born Ishmael mocked (Genesis 21:10 *) free-born Isaac, and the son of the sl...
Look now it is I, Paul, who am speaking to you I tell you that if you get yourself circumcised Christ is no good to you. Again I give my word to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is under...
AN OLD STORY AND A NEW MEANING (Galatians 4:21-31 ; Galatians 5:1) 5:1 Tell me this--you who want to be subject to the law, you listen to it being read to you, don't you? Well, then, it stands writte...
STAND FAST. See 1 Corinthians 16:13. LIBERTY, See Galatians 2:4. CHRIST. App-98. HATH. Omit. NOT. Greek. _me_. App-105. ENTANGLED. Greek. _enecho_. HERE,...
Galatians 5:1. Exhortation to stand fast in the Liberty of the Gospel 1. Many editors place this verse at the end of ch. 4, connecting it immediately with Galatians 4:31 of that chapter; -we are not c...
(Third Division of the Epistle.) Practical Exhortations based on the preceding Doctrinal Teaching...
21–5:1. _Another appeal, based upon the principles underlying the history of Hagar and Sarah, and the birth of Isaac. Christ set us free; stand fast therefore in this freedom_ (Galatians 4:21) You wis...
ΈΛΕΥΘΕΡΊΣ (G1657) _dat. sing._ свобода. О значении этого слова _см._ NIDNTT; TDNT; RAC, 8:269-306; DPL, 313-16. _Dat._ может быть instr. (Bruce) или же _dat._ цели или назначения (Ridderbos). ΉΛΕΥΘΈΡ...
DISCOURSE: 2077 LIBERTY OF THE CHRISTIAN 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_. THE doctrine o...
PART THREE APPEAL TO STEADFASTNESS, FAITHFULNESS AND DUTY 5:1-6:18 A. LIBERTY OF THE GOSPEL Galatians 5:1-12 1. Freedom and Responsibility Galatians 5:1 TEXT 5:1 (1) For freedom did Christ set us...
this chapter the Apostle Paul presents the doctrine of Christian liberty in a final effort to persuade the Galatians to give up the nefarious doctrine of the false apostles. To accomplish his purpose...
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. A B Delta C read no "wherewith." [G, Vulgate, have ee (G2228) in the beg...
1 This paragraph is the summary and conclusion of the doctrinal argument. Tersely, he puts the case. Which shall it be _ Christ _ or _ circumcision_!' No half hearted allegiance here, no serving of tw...
5:1 freedom; (h-7) i.e. liberty as opposed to bondage. See 1 Corinthians 10:29 ....
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. P...
Connected closely with preceding section. BONDAGE] to legal observances. CHRIST HATH MADE US FREE] by fulfilling the Law, and so teaching us to obey it, not in the letter but in the spirit, which we...
This verse is a brief statement about what Paul had already taught. Christ has already freed people from the law. The false teachers were trying to make the Christians in Galatia slaves to the law. Bu...
CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE GALATIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 5 CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE V1 We have freedom because Christ has made us free. Be certain that you remain free. You must not allow yourselv...
V. (1) STAND FAST THEREFORE. — The external evidence is very strong in favour of a different reading: _With_ (or, perhaps, _For_)_ liberty did Christ make us free. Stand fast, then, and be not entang...
1-31 CHAPTER 19 THE STORY OF HAGAR. Galatians 4:21 - Galatians 5:1 THE Apostle wishes that he could "change his voice" (Galatians 4:20). Indeed he has changed it more than once. "Any one who looks...
In the original text, which I have adopted in accordance with the best MS. authority, the first clause of this verse is clearly detached from the second στήκετε οὖν, and attached to the preceding ἀλλὰ...
to Galatians 5:12. Freedom is our birthright in Christ and an essential condition of our call. Accordingly the Apostle protests against the claim that all Christians should be circumcised, as a depart...
HOLD FAST YOUR FREEDOM Galatians 5:1 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 from minu...
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 circumcis...
(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 s...
CONTENTS The Apostle makes some very sweet Conclusions in this Chapter, from the Doctrine he had established, in the former. Towards the Conclusion, he draws a striking Contrast, between the Works of...
Galatians 1:1-24. We saw the second of Corinthians characterized by the most rapid transitions of feeling, by a deep and fervent sense of God's consolations, by a revulsion so much the more powerful i...
_LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY_ ‘Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free.’ Galatians 5:1 We are bound to assert for the Church of Jesus Christ her true and rightful p...
1._Stand fast therefore_. After having told them that they are the _children of the free woman, _he now reminds them that they ought not lightly to despise a freedom so precious. And certainly it is a...
It is in this liberty, the liberty of Christ, alluding to the free woman and Jerusalem above, that they were to stand fast, and not put themselves again under the yoke of the law. If they took that gr...
STAND FAST THEREFORE IN THE LIBERTY,.... There is the liberty of grace, and the liberty of glory; the former of these is here meant, and lies in a freedom from sin; not from the indwelling of it, but...
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Ver. 1. _Be not again entangled_] ενεχεσθε. As oxen tied to the yoke. Thos...
_Stand fast therefore in the liberty_, &c. The apostle (chap. 3.) having, from Abraham's justification by faith, proved, 1st, That all who believe in Christ, and in the promises of God through him, ar...
STAND FAST; be firm, steadfast, and persevering. YOKE OF BONDAGE; to Jewish ceremonies....
CHRISTIAN LIBERTY AN INCENTIVE TO HOLINESS OF LIFE. Christian liberty opposed to legal bondage:...
STAND FAST, THEREFORE, IN THE LIBERTY WHEREWITH CHRIST HATH MADE US FREE, AND BE NOT ENTANGLED AGAIN WITH THE YOKE OF BONDAGE....
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 the...
STAND FAST THEREFORE IN THE LIBERTY BY WHICH CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE, AND DO NOT BE ENTANGLED AGAIN WITH A YOKE OF BONDAGE. Fast - three uses of this word: 1 - With speed, haste 2 - Go without food...
1-6 Christ will not be the Saviour of any who will not own and rely upon him as their only Saviour. Let us take heed to the warnings and persuasions of the apostle to stedfastness in the doctrine and...
GALATIANS CHAPTER 5 GALATIANS 5:1 Paul exhorteth the Galatians to maintain their Christian liberty, GALATIANS 5:2 and showeth that by being circumcised they would forfeit their hopes in Christ, GALATI...
For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage. [This verse continues the thought of the last chapter, and forms a connecting link between it...
Tertullian An Answer to the Jews For the Jews say, that from the beginning God sanctified the seventh day, by resting on it from all His works which He made; and that thence it was, likewise, that Mo...
Galatians 5:1 fast G4739 (G5720) therefore G3767 liberty G1657 which G3739 Christ G5547 made G1659 us G2248 free...
‘Wherefore, brothers, we are not children of a handmaid, but of the free-woman. Christ set us free with a view to our freedom, therefore stand fast continually, and do not be entangled again in a yoke...
_Exhortation to Steadfastness in Christian Freedom_, _and Warning against Legal Bondage._ Here begins the practical part of the Epistle, consisting of exhortations and warnings appropriate to the occ...
Galatians 5:1. FOR FREEDOM DID CHRIST MAKE (OR SET) US FREE: STAND FIRM, THEREFORE, AND BE NOT ENTANGLED AGAIN IN A YOKE OF BONDAGE. [1] This exhortation is the inferential close of the argumentative,...
WITH FREEDOM (τη ελευθερια). Rather dative case instead of instrumental, "for freedom," "for the (article) freedom that belongs to us children of the freewoman" (Galatians 4:31).DID CHRIST SET US F...
Galatians 5:1. Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ had made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Chris...
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 subje...
CONTENTS: Liberty of the believer in Christ, apart from the law. Conflict of flesh and the Spirit. Christian character the result of the Spirit's work not self-effort. CHARACTERS: Christ, Holy Spirit...
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 cele...
FREEDOM IS WHAT WE HAVE! "Because Christians are the children of the free woman, you Gentiles must not allow yourselves to be made slaves again by believing that the Law of Moses is necessary to your...
_Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us freer and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage._ THE FREEDOM OF THE CHRISTIAN It is necessary that we first see generally...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 5:1 Those who turn to the law for salvation cut themselves off from salvation. ⇐ ⇔
_Be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage._ You once served idols and devils: why do you now wish to serve the shadows and burdensome ceremonies of the Mosaic law? The Greek for _entangled_ is...
CHAPTER 5 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. S. Paul proceeds to urge the Galatians not to submit to the yoke of the Old Law, lest they be deprived of the fruits of Christ's righteousness, since in Him neit...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Galatians 5:1. STAND FAST IN.—Stand up to, make your stand for. THE LIBERTY WHEREWITH CHRIST HAS MADE AS FREE.—As Christ has given you this liberty you are bound to st...
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. Paul's writings on...
Shall we turn now to Galatians chapter five. The whole concept is: how do I establish a righteous standing before God? Can I be righteous by keeping the law? Or am I righteous by my simple faith in Je...
1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 Corinthians 16:13; 1 Corinthians 7:22; 1 Peter 2:16;...
In the liberty wherewith. This is according to the reading th ejleuqeria h=. Different connections are proposed, as with stand fast, as A. V. : or with the close of chapter 4, as, "we are not children...
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT Galatians 5:1 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 to the Sp...
Stand fast therefore in the liberty — From the ceremonial law. Wherewith Christ hath made us — And all believers, free; and be not entangled again with the yoke of legal bondage....
As if he had said "Since Christ by his death had purchased our freedom from the yoke and bondage of the ceremonial law, let us resolutely stand fast in this our Christian liberty, without subjecting o...