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Verse 13. _YE KNOW HOW THROUGH INFIRMITY_] The apostle seems to say
that he was much afflicted in body when he first preached the Gospel
to them. And is this any strange thing, that a minister, so la...
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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 the strength of the attachment which they had evinced
f...
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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
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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,...
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THE DAYS OF CHILDHOOD (Galatians 4:1-7)...
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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...
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THROUGH. on account of. Greek. _dia_ App-104.Galatians 4:2.
PREACHED, &c. Greek. _evangelizo_. App-121.
AT THE FIRST. before. Compare 2 Corinthians 12:7....
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_through infirmity of the flesh_ Rather, as R.V. -because of an
infirmity of the flesh", owing to bodily sickness.
What was this infirmity? Most commentators identify it with the
-thorn in the flesh...
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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...
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ΟἼΔΑΤΕ ΔῈ. δὲ contrasts the supposition of
ἠδικήσατε. So far from unkindness was your treatment of me
that even when it might have been unkind, it was not.
ὍΤΙ ΔΙʼ ἈΣΘΈΝΕΙΑΝ ΤΗ͂Σ ΣΑΡΚῸΣ, “that
because...
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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...
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Ο'ΊΔΑΤΕ _perf. ind. act. от_ ΟΙΔΑ (G1492) знать. Def.
perf. со _знач. praes._
ΆΣΘΈΝΕΙΑ (G769) слабость, болезнь,
немощь. О разных мнениях по поводу
болезни Павла _см._ 2 Corinthians 12:7; Lightfoot;...
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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...
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_VERSES 13, 14. YE KNOW HOW THROUGH INFIRMITY OF THE FLESH I PREACHED
THE GOSPEL UNTO YOU AT THE FIRST. AND MY TEMPTATION WHICH WAS IN MY
FLESH YE DESPISED NOT, NOR REJECTED; BUT RECEIVED ME AS AN ANG...
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Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto
you at the first.
HOW THROUGH INFIRMITY - rather [ di' (G1223) astheneian (G769)], 'yea
[ de (G1161)], ye know that because of...
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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...
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4:13 in (a-5) _ Dia_ , here meaning the state he was in, not going
through and out, but staying within the time or space or limits. 'In
weakness' characterized the manner of his coming to them....
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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...
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THE FIRST] lit, as RM 'the former time.' The Gk. word, accurately
interpreted, indicates that St. Paul had paid the Galatians two visits
before the date of this letter. This 'former' visit is of cours...
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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...
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THROUGH INFIRMITY OF THE FLESH. — Rather, _because_ (or, _on
account_)_ of infirmity of flesh_ — _i.e.,_ some bodily weakness or
ill-health. We should gather from this that St. Paul was detained in
Ga...
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(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...
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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...
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διʼ ἀσθένειαν. This can only mean _owing to infirmity of
the flesh, i.e._, to illness. διά with accusative has the same
causal force in the N.T. as in Attic Greek. A phrase like διά
νύκτα, _by night_,...
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DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE APOSTLE AT THE CHANGED FEELING OF HIS CONVERTS;
REMINISCENCES OF THE PAST; PATHETIC APPEAL TO OLD AFFECTION; PROTEST
AGAINST PRESENT ESTRANGEMENT....
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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...
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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...
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Ye know how through (m) infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel
unto you at the first.
(m) Many afflictions....
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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...
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(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....
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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...
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13._Ye know that, through infirmity of the flesh_. He recalls to their
recollection the friendly and respectful manner in which they had
received him, and he does so for two reasons. First, to let the...
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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...
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YE KNOW HOW, THROUGH INFIRMITY OF THE FLESH,.... Meaning either their
infirmity, to which the apostle accommodated himself in preaching the
Gospel to them, delivering it in such a manner as suited wit...
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_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...
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INFIRMITY OF THE FLESH; 1Co 2:3; 2 CORINTHIANS 10:10; 2 Corinthians
12:7....
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A personal appeal for the truth against the false teachers:...
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YE KNOW HOW THROUGH INFIRMITY OF THE FLESH I PREACHED THE GOSPEL UNTO
YOU AT THE FIRST....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The Scripture having not given us a particular account of Paul's
circumstances when he first preached the gospel to the Galatians, we
are at a loss to determine what those infirmities were which Paul...
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but ye know that because of an infirmity of the flesh I preached the
gospel unto you the first time...
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Galatians 4:13 G1161 know G1492 (G5758) that G3754 because G1223
physical G4561 infirmity G769 gospel G2097 ...
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‘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')...
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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....
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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....
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Galatians 4:13. BUT YE KNOW THAT ON ACCOUNT OF AN INFIRMITY OF THE
FLESH I PREACHED THE GOSPEL UNTO YOU THE FORMER TIME. ‘On account
of' or ‘because of' is the only correct translation of the Greek
te...
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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...
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BECAUSE OF AN INFIRMITY OF THE FLESH
(δι' ασθενειαν της σαρκος). All that we can get
from this statement is the fact that Paul's preaching to the Galatians
"the first time" or "the former time" (το...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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YOU REMEMBER. Some sickness sent Paul into their area originally, and
they showed him great love and respect! _Ramsay_ thinks it might have
been malaria, and that he went into the highlands of Galatia...
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_Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh._
PREACHING IN THE INFIRMITY OF THE FLESH
I. That we might not exalt our teachers unduly, who are only
instruments of grace (Acts 14:15).
II. That we mig...
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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.
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GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 4:13 BECAUSE OF A BODILY AILMENT... I
PREACHED THE GOSPEL TO YOU. The exact nature of this illness is not
known. “Because” apparently means that Paul had to stay in Galatia...
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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...
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_Through infirmity of the flesh I preached the Gospel unto you_. S.
Jerome explains this to mean that he gave them the first and weak
elements only of the faith, because of their weakness with regard...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 2:3; 2 Corinthians 10:10; 2 Corinthians 11:30; 2
Corinthians 11:6;...
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Ye know [ο ι δ α τ ε δ ε]. The A. V. omits de which is wanting
in some Mss. De not oppositional as commonly explained : "Ye did not
injure me, but on the contrary ye know, etc. "; but introducing an
e...
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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...
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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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Observe here, 1. singular instance which St. Paul gives of his sincere
affection towards these Galatians, HE PREACHED THE GOSPEL TO THEM AT
FIRST, and this both with difficulty and danger, THROUGH THE...