Forewarn
(προλεγω)--did forewarn
(προειπον). Paul repeats his warning given while with them. He did his duty then. Gentile churches were peculiarly subject to these sins. But who is not in danger from them?Practise
(πρασσοντες). Πρασσω is the verb for habitual practice (our very word, in fact), not ποιεω for occasional doing. Thehabit
of these sins is proof that one is not in the Kingdom of God and will not inherit it.
GALATIANS 5:21 fqo,noi {C} A wide range of witnesses read fqo,noi fo,noi (A C D G K P Y 88 1739 _Byz Lect_ most of the Old Latin vg syrp, h copbo goth arm eth _al_). Although the shorter reading may...
Verse 21. _ENVYINGS_] φθονοι. "Pain felt, and malignity conceived, at the sight of excellence or happiness." A passion the most base and the least curable of all that disgrace or degrade the fallen so...
ENVYINGS - see the note at 2 Corinthians 12:20. REVELLINGS - 2 Corinthians 12:20, note; Romans 13:13, note....
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 5:13 TO GALATIANS 6:10. Practical appendix to the epistle; in the form of guarding the doctrine of free grace against antinomian abuse....
I tell you, let your walk and conversation be dominated by the Spirit, and don't let the desires of the lower side of your nature have their way. For the desires of the lower side of human nature are...
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...
ENVYINGS. See Romans 1:29. DRUNKENNESS. See Luke 21:34. REVELLINGS. Literally Comus banquets. Greek. _komas_ (Chemosh of O.T.) See Romans 13:13, In this list two sins, idolatry and witchcraft, involv...
St Paul supplies a test whereby men may ascertain whether they are under the curse of the law or heirs of the promise. First, the Apostle gives a list of the _works of the flesh_not complete but comp...
The second class of sins are those which concern religion idolatry and sorcery, or witchcraft. The word -idolatry" is probably to be understood here in its literal sense, the worship of false deities,...
ΦΘΌΝΟΙ without φόνοι אB. 17. φόνοι is added by Text. Rec. with ACD etc. syrr. ΚΑΘῺΣ ΠΡΟΕΙ͂ΠΟΝ. So א*BG. καὶ is inserted by W.H. margin with Text. Rec. 21. ΦΘΌΝΟΙ, “envyings.” See notes on Textual Cr...
16–24. _The nature, outcome, and means of Liberty in daily life_ (Galatians 5:16) In contrast to such disputes, which are the visible signs of lives lived by the flesh, walk by the spirit and you will...
13–6:10. PRACTICAL. LIBERTY IS NOT LICENSE BUT SERVICE; NOT THE FLESH BUT THE SPIRIT MUST BE THE AIM OF THE BELIEVER...
ΦΘΌΝΟΣ (G5355) зависть, желание завладеть имуществом другого. Слово "ревность" в ст. 20 указывает на желание иметь столько же благ, сколько имеет другой; слово "зависть" обозначает желание отнять у др...
DISCOURSE: 2085 THE FRUITS OF THE FLESH AND OF THE SPIRIT CONTRASTED Galatians 5:19. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolat...
REVELLINGS,— Κωμοι, or _revellings,_ among the Greeks, were a disorderly spending of the night in feastings, with a licentious indulging in wine, good cheer, music, dancing, &c. See Romans 13:13. 1 Pe...
SPECIAL STUDY THE WORKS OF THE FLESH AND THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT Galatians 5:19 Adultery is found only in the KJV, since it is missing in the oldest and best Greek manuscripts. The sin itself is proh...
TEXT 5:21 (21) envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. PARAPHR...
_VERSE 21. OF THE WHICH I TELL YOU BEFORE, AS I HAVE ALSO TOLD YOU IN THE PAST, THAT THEY WHICH DO SUCH THINGS SHALL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD._...
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Confirming Galatians 5:18 by the contrariety between the works of the flesh and the fru...
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...
WORKS OF THE FLESH include not merely carnal sins, such as the first three in the list, but evil passions like strife and jealousy and their social effects, such as factions and divisions. 22, 23. AG...
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...
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...
People *sin when they live by their own desires. These *sins are in 4 groups. (1) Sex *sins. God created sex. So it is a good thing. But it is right only between a man and his wife. All other sex is...
MURDERS. — There is considerable doubt as to whether this word ought to stand in the text. It is wanting in the two oldest MSS. and in some other good authorities. Internal considerations may be made...
(16-26) To follow the guidance of the Spirit is to obtain a double release: on the one hand, from the evil appetites and passions of the flesh or of sense — which is the direct antithesis to the Spiri...
CHAPTER 24 THE WORKS OF THE FLESH. Galatians 5:19 THE tree is known by its fruits: the flesh by its "works." And these works are "manifest." The field of the world-"this present evil world" Galatian...
CHAPTER 23 CHRIST'S SPIRIT AND HUMAN FLESH. Galatians 5:16 LOVE is the guard of Christian freedom. The Holy Spirit is its guide. These principles accomplish what the law could never do. It withheld...
MEN WHO REGULATE THEIR LIVES BY THE SPIRIT WILL NOT CARRY OUT DESIRES OF THE FLESH. FOR GOD HAS SET THESE TWO FORCES IN MUTUAL ANTAGONISM WITHIN OUR HEARTS FOR THE EXPRESS PURPOSE OF KEEPING DUE CHECK...
προεῖπον. No particular admonition is here specified: warnings against these sins had, of course, formed the staple of many former discourses. The Epistle has already claimed for Christians the inher...
PRODUCE THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT Galatians 5:13 That Christ has freed us from the Law as a means of salvation does not free us from moral restraint, but brings us under the constraint of a higher law,...
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...
(19) Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, (20) Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, he...
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...
21._Of which I tell you before_. By this awful threatening he intended not only to alarm the Galatians, but likewise to glance indirectly at the false apostles, who had laid aside the far more valuabl...
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...
ENVYINGS..... Uneasy distressing tortures of the mind, grieving at the good of others, that any should be in an equal, or in a better condition than themselves: MURDERS, destroying of men's lives, wh...
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told _you_ in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God....
_Now the works of the flesh_ By which that inward corrupt principle is discovered; _are manifest_ Are plain and undeniable. He says _works_, in the plural, because those of the flesh are distinct from...
ENVYINGS, MURDERS, DRUNKENNESS, REVELINGS, AND SUCH LIKE; OF THE WHICH I TELL YOU BEFORE, AS I HAVE ALSO TOLD YOU IN TIME PAST, THAT THEY WHICH DO SUCH THINGS SHALL NOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD. The...
The works of the flesh:...
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...
NOW THE WORKS OF THE FLESH ARE EVIDENT, WHICH ARE: ADULTERY, FORNICATION, UNCLEANNESS, LEWDNESS, Works of the flesh are - plural, a multiple list, do not violate ANY of these Adultery - violation of...
16-26 If it be our care to act under the guidance and power of the blessed Spirit, though we may not be freed from the stirrings and oppositions of the corrupt nature which remains in us, it shall no...
ENVYINGS; repinings at that good which is enjoyed by our brethren: MURDERS; unjust taking away the lives of others, with any actions tending or subservient thereunto: _drunkenness; _ immoderate drinki...
envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. [These sins are too well...
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book I Wherefore also it comes to pass, that the "most perfect" among them addict themselves without fear to all those kinds of forbidden deeds of which the Scriptures assur...
Galatians 5:21 envy G5355 murders G5408 drunkenness G3178 revelries G2970 and G2532 like G5125 which G3664 G3739
‘Now the works of the flesh are openly revealed, which are these, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, fits of anger, factions, divisions, party f...
FREEDOM IS NOT TO BE MISINTERPRETED AS LICENCE. THEY MUST WALK IN LOVE AND BY THE SPIRIT (GALATIANS 5:13). Paul now goes on to deal with the charge that the Gospel he is presenting gives men licence t...
_Walking by the Spirit. The Works of the Flesh and the Fruit of the Spirit._ Paul exhorts the Galatians to lead a truly Christian life under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and contrasts the vices o...
Galatians 5:21. OF WHICH I FOREWARN YOU, AS I DID TELL YOU BEFORE, on my former visits (Galatians 1:9; Galatians 4:13; Galatians 4:16), w
Galatians 5:19-21. NOW THE WORKS OF THE FLESH ARE MANIFEST, OF WHICH KIND (or such as) ARE. The practical test of the fruits by which a tree is known (comp. Matthew 7:16). ‘Manifest,' plain and obviou...
Remember, beloved brethren, that the Epistle to the Galatians is one in which Paul, with especial clearness, proves the doctrine of justification by faith alone. So much is this the case, that the fam...
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...
Galatians 5:13. _For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another._ Do not turn your liberty into license. The apostle...
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...
ENVIOUS. The success of others makes them unhappy. GET DRUNK. Drunkenness has always been a sin. HAVE ORGIES. Drunken dancing that leads to immoral actions and the attitude of indecency. THOSE WHO DO...
_That they which do such things shall not inherit the Kingdom of God._ SIN’S DOMINION FATAL TO THE SOUL It is not said: They that do such things daily; for even though one does any such thing only no...
_Now the works of the flesh are manifest._ THE WORKS OF THE FLESH OUR OWN It is the same with all the passions and appetites. No one of them ever leaves a man, who indulges them, just where he was be...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 5:21 DRUNKENNESS and ORGIES are examples of how people use God’s good gifts in destructive and sinful ways. In the OT, wine was associated with joy and celebration (e.g.,...
GALATIANS—NOTE ON GALATIANS 5:16 Life under the law expresses itself in the works of the flesh, but those who live by the Spirit bear fruit pleasing to God. ⇐...
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...
_Revellings._ This seems to teach that immoderate indulgence in the pleasures of the table is a mortal sin, as it excludes from the Kingdom of heaven. On this I remark that some Theologians hold from...
_CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES_ Galatians 5:19. THE WORKS OF THE FLESH.— 1. _Sensual vices_—“adultery [omitted in the oldest MSS.], fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness.” 2. _Theological vices...
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 15:50; 1 Corinthians 5:11; 1 Corinthians 6:10; 1 Corinthians 6:9;...
Murders. Omit from the text. Revelings [κ ω μ ο ι]. Comp. Romans 13:13; 1 Peter 4:3. In both passages coupled with drunkenness as here. See on 1 Peter 4:3. I tell you before [π ρ ο λ ε γ ω]. Better b...
THE GRACES OF THE SPIRIT'S INDWELLING Galatians 5:14 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The works of the flesh are manifest. It is not necessary for anyone to draw upon his imagination to describe the works of...
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...
Revellings — Luxurious entertainments. Some of the works here mentioned are wrought principally, if not entirely, in the mind; and yet they are called "works of the flesh." Hence it is clear, the apos...