Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Galatians 4:14
And ye did not slight my temptation — That is, ye did not slight or disdain me for my temptation, my "thorn in the flesh."
And ye did not slight my temptation — That is, ye did not slight or disdain me for my temptation, my "thorn in the flesh."
GALATIANS 4:14 to.n peirasmo.n u`mw/n {A} In order to alleviate the difficulty of the expression to.n peirasmo.n u`mw/n, which is strongly supported by good witnesses of both the Alexandrian (a* A B...
Verse 14. _AND MY TEMPTATION WHICH WAS IN MY FLESH_] On this verse there are a great many various readings, as there are various opinions. Instead of μου, MY _temptation_, ABC*D*FG, some others, with...
AND MY TEMPTATION - “My trial,” the thing which was to me a trial and calamity. The meaning is, that he was afflicted with various calamities and infirmities, but that this did not hinder their receiv...
CHAPTER 4 _ 1. Under the law in the state of minority. (Galatians 4:1)_ 2. The Son revealed to redeem. (Galatians 4:4) 3. Because ye are Sons; the Spirit of Sonship. (Galatians 4:6) 4. The backslid
An affectionate paragraph, reminding the Galatians how he had conformed in every legitimate way (_cf._ 1 Corinthians 9:19 ff.) to their customs, and begging them not to desert his faith. In the past,...
Brothers, I entreat you, become as I am, because I became as you are. I have no complaints against the way that once you treated me. You know that it was because I was ill that I first preached the go...
THE DAYS OF CHILDHOOD (Galatians 4:1-7)...
MY. The texts read "your". The malady (2 Corinthians 12:7) which led to his presence among them was. teat to them,. temptation to reject him and his message. IN. Greek. _en_. App-104. DESPISED. Gree...
Personal Appeal The Apostle now makes a personal appeal, marked by deep affection and earnestness. "Brethren, I beseech you, become as I am, free yourselves from the trammels of the ceremonial law an...
_And my temptation_ The true reading is probably - _your_temptation". The Apostle's sickness was a trial of their faith. Like his Divine Master, he had no natural -form nor comeliness" (2 Corinthians...
12–20. _A further appeal, based on his own behaviour among them, and their treatment of him_ (Galatians 4:12) Become, as I became, free from the Law, like you Gentiles, as you saw me when I was among...
14 ΤῸΝ ΠΕΙΡΑΣΜῸΝ ὙΜΩ͂Ν א*ABD*G vulg. τὸν πειρασμόν μου τὸν Text. Rec. with DbcKL etc. syrHarcl. τὸν πειρασμὸν τὸν אcC* (ut videtur) syrpesh. τὸν πειρασμὸν ὑμῶν τὸν C2 Orig. (ut videtur). 14. ΚΑῚ ΤῸΝ...
ΠΕΙΡΑΣΜΌΣ (G3986) искушение, испытание (TLNT; Trench, Synonyms, 208). ΈΞΟΥΘΕΝΉΣΑΤΕ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΞΟΥΘΕΝΈΩ (G1848) пренебрегать, презирать, ΈΞΕΠΤΫ́ΣΑΤΕ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΚΠΤΎΩ (G1609) плев...
MY TEMPTATION WHICH WAS IN MY FLESH,— What this weakness and trial in the flesh was, says Mr. Locke, since it has not pleased the Apostle to mention, it is impossible for us to know; but it may be rem...
Appeal Galatians 4:12-20 TEXT 4:12-15 (12) I beseech you, brethren, become as I am, for I also am become as ye are. Ye did me no wrong: (13) but ye know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I pr...
see notes on vs 13...
And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. MY TEMPTATION. 'Aleph (') A B Delta G f g, Vulgate, read 'your tempt...
1 The place of an infant heir differs from that of a slave in right but not in fact. Though entitled to all, he is treated as though master of nothing. He is watched by guardians, and supervised by st...
4:14 contempt; (b-16) Lit. 'spit out.'...
MY TEMPTATION WHICH WAS IN MY FLESH] RV 'That which was a temptation to you in my flesh.' The bodily infirmity which had attacked him had left such traces that they might have been excused for rejecti...
THE BONDAGE OF THE LAW. FREEDOM IN CHRIST 1-7. Under the Law we were in bondage; under the Gospel we have received the freedom of sons. PARAPHRASE. '(1) The heir before he comes of age can no more en...
CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE GALATIANS _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 4 YOU ARE GOD’S SONS, YOU ARE NOT SLAVES V1 I will continue what I was saying to you. A young son will receive the property that his fath...
(12-16) Let me beg of you: cast off the bondage of Judaism as I have done, just as I gave p its privileges to place myself on a level with you. I have no complaint to make against you. You remember th...
MY TEMPTATION WHICH WAS IN MY FLESH. — The true reading is here, _your temptation in my flesh_ — _i.e.,_ my bodily infirmities, which might have been a temptation to you to reject me. St. Paul seems t...
CHAPTER 18 PAUL'S ENTREATY. Galatians 4:12 THE reproof of the last paragraph ended in a sigh. To see Christ's freemen relapsing into bondage, and exchanging their Divine birthright for childish toys...
τὸν πειρασμὸν ὑμῶν. The best MSS. all read ὑμῶν, not μου or μου τον. The accusative τὸν πειρασμόν is not governed by ἐξουθενήσατε or ἐξεπτύσατε, whose real object is the με which follows ἐδέξασθε : it...
DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE APOSTLE AT THE CHANGED FEELING OF HIS CONVERTS; REMINISCENCES OF THE PAST; PATHETIC APPEAL TO OLD AFFECTION; PROTEST AGAINST PRESENT ESTRANGEMENT....
TRUTHFUL AND DEVOTED DEALING Galatians 4:12 How great a loss is it when we allow ourselves to be diverted from the simplicity of faith to trust in ceremonies, rites, and a prescribed routine! Inevita...
He now declared the process of freedom. "God sent forth His Son... under the law." Thus the law He kept was justified, and He lived thereby. But more than this, He bore its penalty, and so procured ju...
And my (n) temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, [even] as (o) Christ Jesus. (n) Those daily troubles with which the Lord tried me among...
Through infirmity of the flesh....and your temptation in my flesh. St. Jerome thinks the apostle had some bodily infirmity upon him. St. John Chrysostom understands his poverty, and want, and persecut...
(7) Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. (8) В¶ Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods....
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...
14._My temptation_. That is, “Though ye perceived me to be, in a worldly point of view, a contemptible person, yet ye did not reject me.” He calls it a _temptation _or trial, because it was a thing no...
The relative position therefore of the Jew (even though he were godly) before the coming of Christ, and of the believing Jew or Gentile when Christ had been revealed, is clearly set forth; and in the...
AND MY TEMPTATION WHICH WAS IN MY FLESH,.... The same with the infirmity of his flesh, and which was a trial of his faith and patience, and every other grace, as the afflictions of the saints be. The...
And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, _even_ as Christ Jesus. Ver. 14. _And my temptation_] That is, mine afflictions, whereby the...
_I beseech you, be as I am_ Follow my example in laying aside your opinion of the necessity of the law; _for I am_ Or rather, _I was; as ye are_ That is, I was once as zealous of the law as you are; b...
RECEIVED ME-AS CHRIST JESUS; with great cordiality, affection, and confidence....
AND MY TEMPTATION WHICH WAS IN MY FLESH YE DESPISED NOT, NOR REJECTED, BUT RECEIVED ME AS AN ANGEL OF GOD, EVEN AS CHRIST JESUS....
A personal appeal for the truth against the false teachers:...
HOW CHILDREN ARE ADOPTED AS SONS (vs.1-7) The first few verses of chapter 4 give us the distinctive Christian position in more detail. This position is the result of promise accomplished, as contrast...
BRETHREN, I URGE YOU TO BECOME LIKE ME, FOR I _BECAME_ LIKE YOU. YOU HAVE NOT INJURED ME AT ALL. Paul turns from "spanking" them to "embracing" them as a father. 13 YOU KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF PHYSICAL...
12-18 The apostle desires that they would be of one mind with him respecting the law of Moses, as well as united with him in love. In reproving others, we should take care to convince them that our r...
AND MY TEMPTATION WHICH WAS IN MY FLESH YE DESPISED NOT, NOR REJECTED; the apostle saith they were so far from injuring him, (as he had said, GALATIANS 4:12), that they had expressed great kindness to...
and that which was a temptation to you in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but ye received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus....
Galatians 4:14 And G2532 my G3450 trial G3986 in G1722 my G3450 flesh G4561 not G3756 despise G1848 ...
‘And you know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the Gospel to you the first time (or ‘previously'), and you did not despise, nor did you reject with loathing (literally ‘spit out')...
PAUL NOW REVEALS HIS CONCERN AND LONGING FOR THEM (GALATIANS 4:12). Paul now pleads with them from the heart. He cannot bear to think what they are losing by their foolishness....
Galatians 4:14. AND YOUR TRIAL IN MY FLESH YE DID NOT SCORN, NOR LOATHE (lit. ‘spit out,' comp. Revelation 3:16). ‘ _Your_ trial' is better supported than ‘ _my_ trial.' The infirmity of Paul tried th...
PAUL'S THORN IN THE FLESH. _Excursus on Chap. Galatians 4:13. Comp. 2 Corinthians 12:7_. [1] [1] Comp. Dean Stanley, _Com. on Corinth,_ (a Cor. 12:1, pp. 547-552 (4th ed. 1876). Bp. Lightfoot, _Com....
2. _Affectionate Appeal to the Galatians._ Paul interrupts his argument for a moment by an affectionate appeal to the feelings of the Galatians. He reminds them of their former enthusiastic love and v...
A TEMPTATION TO YOU IN MY FLESH (τον πειρασμον υμων εν τη σαρκ μου). "Your temptation (or trial) in my flesh." Peirasmon can be either as we see in James 1:2; James 1:12. If trial here, it was a se...
Galatians 4:1. Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; but is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father....
Galatians 4:12. _Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am as ye are: ye have not injured me at all._ He had told them the gospel, and other teachers had come in and alienated their affections. H...
CONTENTS: Believers full redemption from the law. Sonship through the Spirit. Dangers of lapsing into legality. Impossibility of mixing law and grace. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Paul, Abra...
Galatians 4:1. _The heir, as long as he is a child,_ and a minor, _differeth_ _nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all._ He is under guardians, till the year appointed by the will of his fath...
BUT YOU DID NOT. Even though Paul's physical condition put a strain on the Galatians, they did not despise him for it or reject him as unfit to be a messenger from God. _MacKnight_ has Paul say: "You...
_And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not._ MINISTERS AND PEOPLE Here we see-- I. The goodness of God, who does not speak in His awful majesty, but sends ambassadors to beseech us to...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 4:12 As in Galatians 3:1, Paul reminds the Galatians of what happened when they heard the gospel. He also contrasts his own ministry with that of the false teachers.
CHAPTER 4 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER i. He continues the argument of the preceding chapter that the Jews, like children and slaves, were under the Jewish law as a pædagague, while Christians, as sons o...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Galatians 4:12. BE AS I AM, FOR I AM AS YE ARE.—Paul had become as a Gentile, though he was once a passionate Jew. Their natural leanings towards Judaism they ought t...
EXPOSITION GALATIANS 4:1 NOW I SAY (λέγω δέ). A form of expression usual with the apostle when introducing a new statement designed either to explain or elucidate something before said (of. Galati...
Now I say, That an heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father (Galatians 4:1-2...
1 Corinthians 1:28; 1 Corinthians 4:10; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 Thessalonians 4:8;...
My temptation which was in my flesh [τ ο ν π ε ι ρ α σ μ ο ν υ μ ω ν ε ν τ η σ α ρ κ ι μ ο υ]. The correct reading is peirasmon uJmwn your temptation. The trial to which they were subjected by his bod...
TURNING UNTO LAW-WORKS Galatians 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. It is passing strange that, after we have come to know salvation by grace, we could turn back to the beggarly elements of salvation by law...