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Verse 19. _MY LITTLE CHILDREN_] τεκνια μου. My _beloved_
_children_. As their conversion to God had been the fruit of much
labour, prayers, and tears, so he felt them as his children, and
peculiarly d...
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MY LITTLE CHILDREN - The language of tender affection, such as a
parent would use toward his own offspring; see the note at 1
Corinthians 4:15; compare Matthew 18:3; Joh 13:33; 1 John 2:1, 1 John
2:12...
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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 backsli...
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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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LITTLE CHILDREN. Greek. _teknion_. App-108. Only occurance: by Paul.
Compare 1 John 2:1, &c.
TRAVAIL, &c. Greek. _Odino_. Here, Galatians 4:27; Revelation 12:2,
CHRIST. App-98.
FORMED. Greek. _morp...
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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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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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ΠΆΛΙΝ (G3825) снова,
ΏΔΊΝΩ _praes. ind. act._ (G5605) страдать от
родовых схваток. О родах и образе
деторождения в древнем мире _см._ RAC,
9:37-217.
ΜΈΧΡΙΣ (G3360) пока не.
ΜΟΡΦΩΘΉ _aor._ conj_ _pa...
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DISCOURSE: 2074
A MINISTER’S CHIEF WISH FOR HIS PEOPLE
Galatians 4:19. _My little children, of whom I travail in birth again,
until Christ be formed in you, I desire to be present with you now,
and t...
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TEXT 4:16-20
(16) So then am I become your enemy, by telling you the truth?
(17) They zealously seek you in no good way; nay, they desire to shut
you out, that ye may seek them. (18) But it is good t...
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_ VERSE 19. MY LITTLE CHILDREN, OF WHOM I TRAVAIL IN BIRTH AGAIN UNTIL
CHRIST BE FORMED IN YOU._
With every single word the Apostle seeks to regain the confidence of
the Galatians. He now calls them l...
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My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be
formed in you,
MY LITTLE CHILDREN (; ; ). My relation to you is not merely that of
one zealously courting you (Galatians 4:17),...
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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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4:19 children, (c-2) _ Teknia_ , as John 13:33 ....
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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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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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(17-20) All this eagerness to court your favour springs from an
interested motive: they wish to make a sect of you, in which they
shall be masters and courted in their turn. Not but that it is a good...
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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 toy...
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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! Inevit...
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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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He tells them this change come from the false teachers among them, who
with a false _zeal would exclude them from a friendship and a
submission to St. Paul, and deprive them again of that Christian
li...
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(19) В¶ My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until
Christ be formed in you,
I pause over this verse, not so much to remark the tender reproof of
Paul, to the Galatians, though his hear...
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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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_FAITH AND CHARACTER_
‘Until Christ be formed in you.’
Galatians 4:19
Why not Christianity without Christ? Ah, we are here face to face with
a notable distinction. Of no other system, religious or...
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19._My little children_. The word _children _is still softer and more
affectionate than brethren; and the diminutive,_little children_, is
an expression, not of contempt, but of endearment, though, at...
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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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MY LITTLE CHILDREN,.... A soft and tender way of speaking, used by
Christ to his disciples, and frequently by that affectionate and
beloved disciple, John. It is expressive of the apostle's strong lov...
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My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be
formed in you,
Ver. 19. _Till Christ be formed_] That you may seek for salvation by
him alone. Together with the word there goes f...
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_My little children_ Converted to the faith by my ministry. He speaks
as a parent, both with authority and the most tender sympathy toward
weak and sickly children: _of whom I travail in birth again_...
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UNTIL CHRIST BE FORMED IN YOU; till the new man that lives by faith in
Christ be fully formed in you, so that you shall no longer be in you,
so that you shall no longer be in danger of being drawn awa...
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MY LITTLE CHILDREN, OF WHOM I TRAVAIL IN BIRTH AGAIN UNTIL CHRIST BE
FORMED IN YOU....
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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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MY LITTLE CHILDREN, FOR WHOM I LABOR IN BIRTH AGAIN UNTIL CHRIST IS
FORMED IN YOU,
Children = term of endearment, love, affection
Not - childish, immature...
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19,20 The Galatians were ready to account the apostle their enemy, but
he assures them he was their friend; he had the feelings of a parent
toward them. He was in doubt as to their state, and was anxi...
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By calling them LITTLE CHILDREN, he both hints to them that he was
their spiritual father, and had begotten them to Christ; and that they
were as yet weak in the faith, not grown men, but as yet littl...
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My little children [1 Timothy 1:18; 2 Timothy 2:1; 1 John 2:1], _of
whom I am again in travail until Christ be formed in you_...
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Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book III
Quare Paulus quoque scribens ad Galatas, dicit: "Filioli mei, quos
iterum parturio, donec formetur in vobis Christus."[187]
Tertullian Against Marcion Book V...
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Galatians 4:19 My G3450 children G5040 whom G3739 birth G5605 (G5719)
again G3825 until G891 G3739 Christ G5547 formed G3445 (G5686) in
G1722 you G5213
little - 1 Corinthians 4:14; 1 Timothy 1:2;...
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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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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...
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I AM IN TRAVAIL
(ωδινω). I am in birth pangs. Old word for this powerful picture
of pain. In N.T. only here, verse Galatians 4:27; Revelation
12:2.UNTIL CHRIST BE FORMED IN YOU
(μεχρις ου μορφωθη...
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LITTLE CHILDREN
The allegory (Galatians 4:22) is addressed to justified but immature
believers (compare (1 Corinthians 3:1); (1 Corinthians 3:2) who, under
the influence of legalistic teachers, "desi...
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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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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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MY DEAR CHILDREN! From the deep concern of Galatians 4:18, Paul
narrows it down by speaking as a_ parent._ He had brought the
Galatians _into the world_ as spiritual children, and his claim on
them is...
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_Until Christ be formed in you._
THE GROWTH OF CHRIST IN US
Now, although the apostle nowhere carries out this into a full
allegory, yet it may be clearly seen that this thought dwelt in his
mind, v...
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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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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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_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 4:14; 1 John 2:1; 1 John 2:12; 1 John 5:21; 1 Timothy
1:2; Colossians 1:27; Colossians 2:1; Colossians 3:10; Colossians
4:12;...
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My little children [τ ε κ ν ι α μ ο υ]. Only here in Paul,
but often in John. See John 13:33; 1 John 2:1; 1 John 2:12; 1 John
2:28; 1 John 3:7; 1 John 3:18, etc. 74 See on chapter Galatians 3:26.
I tr...
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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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My little children — He speaks as a parent, both with authority, and
the most tender sympathy, toward weak and sickly children. Of whom I
travail in birth again — As I did before, Galatians 4:13, in
v...
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Observe here, 1. The endearing title which the apostle gives to the
apostatizing Galatians: he calls them CHILDREN, LITTLE CHILDREN, HIS
LITTLE CHILDREN--MY LITTLE CHILDREN.
Note, he calls them CHILD...