Galatians 5:6

In Christ Jesus. In the economy of life which he inaugurates and inspires.

Availeth [ι σ χ υ ε ι]. Has any significance or practical power. The verb in Paul only here and Philippians 4:13. See on 2 Thessalonians 1:9. Which worketh [ε ν ε ρ γ ο υ μ ε ν η]. See on 1 Thessalonians 2:13. Middle voice, comp. Romans 7:5; 2 Corinthians 1:6; 2 Corinthians 4:12; 2 Thessalonians 2:7; Ephesians 3:20. Not passive, as by many Roman Catholic expositors, faith which is wrought by love.

By love [δ ι α γ α π η ς]. Not that justification is through love; but the faith of the justified, which is their subjective principle of life, exhibits its living energy through love in which the whole law is fulfilled (verse 14). See 1 Timothy 1:5; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Corinthians 13.