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Verse 11. _YE SEE HOW LARGE A LETTER_] There is a strange diversity
of opinions concerning the apostle's meaning in this place. Some think
he refers to the _length_ of the epistle, others to the _lar...
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YE SEE - This might be rendered see, in the imperative. So Tyndale
renders it, “Behold.” But it is more commonly supposed that it
should be rendered in the indicative. The sense is not materially
diff...
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CHAPTER 6
_ 1. Concerning the Restoration of a brother. (Galatians 6:1)_
2. Concerning Reaping and Sowing. (Galatians 6:6)
3. The conclusion. (Galatians 6:11)
Practical exhortations conclude t
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Autograph postscript. Large letters need not be literally meant in
late Greek; but what else can the word mean here? How large a letter
(AV) is not a legitimate translation. Probably the reason is bad...
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BURDEN-BEARING (Galatians 6:1-5)...
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See in what large letters I am writing in my own handwriting. Those
who wish to make a pretentious display from the merely human point of
view are trying to compel you to get yourselves circumcised, b...
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SEE. Greek. _eidon_. App-133.
HOW LARGE, &c.. with how large letters. This refers to his
handwriting.
HAVE WRITTEN. write. Epistolary aorist, as Phm. Galatians 1:19; 1
Peter 5:12....
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Autograph postscript and Benediction
11. _Ye see_ Better, imperative, - SEE ".
_how large a letter_ Lit. - IN HOW LARGE LETTERS ". Many ancient and
most modern expositors take this to refer not to th...
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ΊΔΕΤΕ _aor. imper. act. от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть,
ΠΗΛΊΚΟΣ (G4080) сколь великий,
ΈΓΡΑΨΑ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΓΡΆΦΩ (G1125) писать. В
этот момент, вероятно, Павел взял перо
у писца и дописал заключение...
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YE SEE HOW LARGE A LETTER, &C.— The original has been taken in
different senses by interpreters, both ancient and modern. The Vulgate
has it, _with what letters;_ Castalio, _with how many letters;_
Er...
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TEXT 6:11-13
(11) See with how large letters I write unto you with mine own hand.
(12) As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they compel
you to be circumcised; only that they may not be...
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_ VERSE 11. YE SEE HOW LARGE A LETTER I HAVE WRITTEN UNTO YOU WITH
MINE OWN HAND._...
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Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.
[ Peelikois (G4080) grammasin (G1121)] 'See in how large letters I
have written.' The Greek is translated "how great," Hebrews...
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5 There is a contrast here between a burden and a load. Burden is from
the element meaning _ heavy_. Both of these elements occur together in
Mat_23:4 "heavy loads". In Mat_11:30 our Lord did not say...
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6:11 letter (g-5) Or perhaps 'in what large letters.' It was long for
the apostle to write with his own hand, as he generally dictated to
another....
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PRACTICAL EXHORTATIONS. THE APOSTLE'S GLORYING
1-5. The nature and requirements of the law of love.
PARAPHRASE. '(1) If sin overcome one of your number, try to correct
the fault in a temper of gentle...
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YE SEE HOW LARGE A LETTER] RV 'See with how large letters.' HAVE
WRITTEN] probably an allusion to the writing of the foregoing letter.
St. Paul usually dictated his letter, adding only the closing
sal...
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In Paul’s days, many people did not write their own letters.
Instead, they employed skilled writers. These writers knew how to
write official letters. They could write neatly. And they could write
in...
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CHRIST HAS MADE US FREE
GALATIANS
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 6
CHRISTIANS SHOULD HELP EACH OTHER
V1 My Christian brothers and sisters, a *sin may overcome someone.
Those among you whom the Holy Spir...
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YE SEE. — Rather, _See._ The Apostle calls the attention of his
readers to the handwriting of these concluding paragraphs.
HOW LARGE A LETTER. — Rather, _in what large letters: i.e.,_
characters. The...
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(11-18) Concluding section of the Epistle, written in the Apostle’s
own hand. These Judaising teachers only wish to have you circumcised
as a matter of outside show, in order to disguise their own pro...
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CHAPTER 28
THE FALSE AND THE TRUE GLORYING.
Galatians 6:11
THE rendering of Galatians 6:11 in the Authorised Version is clearly
erroneous (see how large a letter). Wickliff, guided by the Latin
Vulg...
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The Greek text admits but one meaning. The use of the instrumental
dative precludes the rendering, _See how large a letter I write_,
which would require πηλίκα γράμματα : so that the verse
obviously c...
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THE APOSTLE WRITES THE PERORATION WITH HIS OWN HAND, DENOUNCING THE
MOTIVES OF THE PHARISAIC PARTY. AFFIRMING HIS OWN ABSOLUTE RELIANCE ON
THE CROSS AND THE NEW LIFE OF THE SPIRIT, AND CONCLUDING WITH...
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GLORYING IN THE CROSS ALONE
Galatians 6:11
Paul usually dictated his letters, but this was written with his own
hand. The characters were large and clear, Galatians 6:11, r.v.
Perhaps this was due to...
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Having dealt with the conduct of liberty thus broadly, the apostle now
made some detailed application of the principles enunciated, giving an
important illustration pertinent to the whole question of...
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(9) Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own
hand.
(9) The fourth and last part of the epistle, in which he returns to
his principal end and purpose: that is, that the Galatians...
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What a letter I have written....with my own hand. St. Jerome
understands this of what he is now beginning to write, the rest being
written by the hand of another. Others understand the whole letter.
...
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(11) В¶ Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine
own hand. (12) As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh,
they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffe...
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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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11._Ye see_. The meaning of the Greek verb ἴδετε, is so far
doubtful that it may be taken either in the imperative or indicative
mood; but the force of the passage is little if at all affected. To
con...
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Here is the answer to those who then sought, and now seek, to bring in
law for sanctification and as a guide: the strength and the rule for
holiness are in the Spirit. The law does not give the Spirit...
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YE SEE HOW LARGE A LETTER,.... Whether it be read as imperative, "see
ye", observe, take notice; or as indicative, "ye see", ye do see, or
you may see with your own eyes, it is of no great consequence...
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Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.
Ver. 11. _How large a letter_] Gr. with what good great text letters.
I have written unto you with mine own hand (no fair hand; t...
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_Ye see how large a letter_ St. Paul had not yet written a larger to
any church; _I have written with my own hand_ In testimony of my great
affection for you, and concern for your spiritual welfare. H...
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CONCLUDING REMARKS.
Paul's love in contrast to the behavior of the false teachers:...
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YE SEE HOW LARGE A LETTER I HAVE WRITTEN UNTO YOU WITH MINE OWN HAND....
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CONCERN FOR THOSE WHO FAIL
(vs.1-5)
The Galatians may have considered themselves spiritual because they
were legal-minded. There is a good test for this. What about a person
overtaken in a fault? Sha...
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SEE WITH WHAT LARGE LETTERS I HAVE WRITTEN TO YOU WITH MY OWN HAND!
Two explanations:
1 - Large letters (characters) because of poor eyesight
2 - Long letter without using a scribe - penned the let...
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6-11 Many excuse themselves from the work of religion, though they
may make a show, and profess it. They may impose upon others, yet they
deceive themselves if they think to impose upon God, who know...
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Paul made use of the hands of others in the writing some others of the
Epistles, as appears from ROMANS 16:22, and sometimes he himself only
wrote the salutation, 1 CORINTHIANS 16:21: but he tells the...
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See with how large letters I write unto you with mine own hand. [There
is no indication that Paul had ever before written to the Galatians,
and they were probably not familiar with his handwriting. To...
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Galatians 6:11 See G1492 (G5628) large G4080 letters G1121 written
G1125 (G5656) you G5213 own G1699 hand...
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THE FINAL SUMMARY - WHAT THE CHRISTIAN SHOULD GLORY IN (GALATIANS
6:11).
Having summarised Christian behaviour Paul now turns their attention
to what they should be glorying in. Here Paul takes the l...
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‘See with how large letters I have written to you with my own hand.'
Having laid out for them the full position with regard to what the
Gospel is, and the failure of those who preach otherwise, he wa...
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Galatians 6:11. SEE IN WHAT LARGE LETTERS (OR CHARACTERS) I WRITE UNTO
YOU WITH MINE OWN HAND. Not ‘how large a letter' (E. V.), This would
require the accusative in Greek, not the dative (‘with' or ‘...
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WITH HOW LARGE LETTERS
(πηλικοις γραμμασιν). Paul now takes the pen from the
amanuensis (cf. Romans 16:22) and writes the rest of the Epistle
(verses Galatians 6:11-18) himself instead of the mere f...
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LARGE
Greek, "with how large letters ... mine own hand." The apostle was,
it appears from many considerations, afflicted with ophthalmia, a
common disease in the East, to the point almost of total bl...
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Galatians 6:1. _Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which
are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness;
considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted._
When Christians fal...
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Galatians 6:6. _Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto
him that teacheth in all good things. Be not deceived; God is not
mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap._
Pa...
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CONTENTS: The regenerated life as a brotherhood of believers.
CHARACTERS: Holy Spirit, God, Christ, Paul.
CONCLUSION: The new life in Christ Jesus is not simply one of being
good, but of doing good....
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Galatians 6:1. _If a man,_ a brother, _be overtaken in a fault,_ by
wine, or passion, or some indiscretion, through surprise, or when off
his guard. The offender is a brother, who when so overtaken co...
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SEE WHAT BIG LETTERS. Paul had someone else write down his letters,
but he usually wrote the ending in his own handwriting to prove the
letter really came from him. The fact that he says "big letters...
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_Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own
hand._
THE PERSONAL ELEMENT IN CHRISTIAN POWER
It has been supposed that some disorder of the eyes made it painful
for the apostle to...
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GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 6:11 Final Warning. Paul summarizes the
main themes of the letter and challenges the reader to stay true to
the gospel. To require circumcision is to deny the cross and the...
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CHAPTER 6
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER
i. He exhorts the Galatians to good works, especially works of mercy
towards Christians, particularly doctors and catechists. He bids them
not to seek for the prais...
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_Ye see how large a letter._ S. Chrysostom and Theophylact understand
this to mean: You see what misshapen letters I have formed, but your
love for me will excuse their imperfections. S. Augustine: Ye...
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_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_
Galatians 6:11. YE SEE HOW LARGE A LETTER I HAVE WRITTEN WITH MINE OWN
HAND.—At this point the apostle takes the pen from his amanuensis,
and writes the concluding pa...
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EXPOSITION
GALATIANS 6:1
BRETHREN, IF (or, _although_)_ _A MAN BE OVERTAKEN IN A FAULT
(ἀδελφοί ἐὰν καὶ προληφθῇ
ἄνθρωπος ἔν τινι παραπτέματι);_
brethren_',_ if even a man hath been over...
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Bretheren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual,
restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself,
lest thou also be tempted (Galatians 6:1).
The Bible does seem t...
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1 Corinthians 16:21; Romans 16:22...
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How large a letter [π η λ ι κ ο ι ς γ ρ α μ μ α σ ι
ν]. More correctly, with how large letters. Grammata may mean an
epistle, as Lat. literae, or epistles; but Paul habitually uses
ejpistolh for an ep...
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Ye see how large a letter — St. Paul had not yet wrote a larger to
any church. I have written with my own hand — He generally wrote by
an amanuensis....
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It is very probable that St. Paul ordinarily did only dictate, and
that some other person wrote his epistles, as that to the Romans
Romans 16:22, wrote by Tertius. Sometimes he only wrote the
SALUTATI...