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Selected Verse: Galatians 5:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ga 5:8 |
Strong Concordance |
This persuasion [3988] cometh not [3756] of [1537] him that calleth [2564] you [5209]. |
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King James |
This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
This persuasion--Greek, "The persuasion," namely, to which you are yielding. There is a play on words in the original, the Greek for persuasion being akin to "obey" (Gal 5:7). This persuasion which ye have obeyed.
cometh not of--that is "from." Does not emanate from Him, but from an enemy.
that calleth you-- (Gal 5:13; Gal 1:6; Phi 3:14; Th1 5:24). The calling is the rule of the whole race [BENGEL]. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
This persuasion - This belief that it is necessary to obey the laws of Moses, and to intermingle the observance of Jewish rites with the belief of the Christian doctrines in order to be saved.
Not of him that calleth you - That is, of God, who had called them into his kingdom. That it refers to God and not to Paul is plain. They knew well enough that Paul had not persuaded them to it, and it was important now to show them that it could not be traced to God, though they who taught it pretended to be commissioned by him. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
This persuasion (ἡ πεισμονὴ)
Or, the persuasion. N.T.o. olxx, oClass. It occurs in Ignatius, Rom. iii.: and Just. Mart. Ap. i. 53. The sense is not passive, your being persuaded, but active, the persuasion which the Judaising teachers exert over you. Comp. Co1 1:4, πιθοῖς λόγοις persuasive words. There may be a slight word play on πείθεσθαι and πεισμονὴ. Obedience to the truth is the result of the persuasive power of the truth.
Him that calleth (τοῦ καλοῦντος)
Very often applied to God by Paul. See Rom 8:30; Rom 9:11; Co1 1:9; Co1 7:15; Gal 1:15; Th1 2:12 Th1 4:7; Th1 5:24; Th2 2:14. The persuasion to subject yourselves to the Jewish law does not proceed from him who called you to freedom in Christ. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| This your present persuasion cometh not from God, who called you - to his kingdom and glory. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| This persuasion - Of the necessity of your being circumcised and obeying the law of Moses, is not of him that calleth you. I never preached such a doctrine to you; I called you out of bondage to liberty, from a galling yoke to a cheerful service. Some translate πεισμονη, obedience or subjection. This subjection of yours to the Mosaic law is opposed to the will of God, and never was preached by me. |
24 Faithful [4103] is he that calleth [2564] you [5209], who [3739] also [2532] will do [4160] it.
14 I press [1377] toward [2596] the mark [4649] for [1909] the prize [1017] of the high [507] calling [2821] of God [2316] in [1722] Christ [5547] Jesus [2424].
6 I marvel [2296] that [3754] ye are [3346] so [3779] soon [5030] removed [3346] from [575] him that called [2564] you [5209] into [1722] the grace [5485] of Christ [5547] unto [1519] another [2087] gospel [2098]:
13 For [1063], brethren [80], ye [5210] have been called [2564] unto [1909] liberty [1657]; only [3440] use not [3361] liberty [1657] for [1519] an occasion [874] to the flesh [4561], but [235] by [1223] love [26] serve [1398] one another [240].
7 Ye did run [5143] well [2573]; who [5101] did hinder [348] [1465] you [5209] that ye should [3982] not [3361] obey [3982] the truth [225]?
14 Whereunto [1519] [3739] he called [2564] you [5209] by [1223] our [2257] gospel [2098], to [1519] the obtaining [4047] of the glory [1391] of our [2257] Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547].
24 Faithful [4103] is he that calleth [2564] you [5209], who [3739] also [2532] will do [4160] it.
7 For [1063] God [2316] hath [2564] not [3756] called [2564] us [2248] unto [1909] uncleanness [167], but [235] unto [1722] holiness [38].
12 [2532] That [1519] ye [5209] would walk [4043] worthy [516] of God [2316], who hath called [2564] you [5209] unto [1519] his [1438] kingdom [932] and [2532] glory [1391].
15 But [1161] when [3753] it pleased [2106] God [2316], who [3588] separated [873] me [3165] from [1537] my [3450] mother's [3384] womb [2836], and [2532] called [2564] me by [1223] his [846] grace [5485],
15 But [1161] if [1487] the unbelieving [571] depart [5563], let him depart [5563]. A brother [80] or [2228] a sister [79] is [1402] not [3756] under bondage [1402] in [1722] such [5108] cases: but [1161] God [2316] hath called [2564] us [2248] to [1722] peace [1515].
9 God [2316] is faithful [4103], by [1223] whom [3739] ye were called [2564] unto [1519] the fellowship [2842] of his [846] Son [5207] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547] our [2257] Lord [2962].
11 (For [1063] the children being [1080] not yet [3380] born [1080], neither [3366] having done [4238] any [5100] good [18] or [2228] evil [2556], that [2443] the purpose [4286] of God [2316] according [2596] to election [1589] might stand [3306], not [3756] of [1537] works [2041], but [235] of [1537] him that calleth [2564]
30 Moreover [1161] whom [3739] he did predestinate [4309], them [5128] he [2564] also [2532] called [2564]: and [2532] whom [3739] he called [2564], them [5128] he [1344] also [2532] justified [1344]: and [1161] whom [3739] he justified [1344], them [5128] he [1392] also [2532] glorified [1392].
4 I thank [2168] my [3450] God [2316] always [3842] on [4012] your [5216] behalf [4012], for [1909] the grace [5485] of God [2316] which [3588] is given [1325] you [5213] by [1722] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547];