Bible Commentary

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all [men,] especially unto them who are of the household of faith. 10. A noble practical conclusion from what precedes. The time of reaping is ‘God’s own’ the season of sowing, ours. But that season is presented to us as ‘opportunity.’ If we ask how … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Galatians 6:10”

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. 9. The metaphor which runs through these verses suggests a caution. The husbandman after committing the seed to the ground, ‘waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it Be ye also … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Galatians 6:9”

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 8. A particular application of the general truth just stated. True in the material world, it is equally so in the moral and spiritual. Embracing the whole sphere … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Galatians 6:8”

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 7. Men who, like Ananias and Sapphira, seek to obtain credit for liberality, while keeping back that which is due to the Church and cause of God, may impose on their fellow-men, and may fancy that they can … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Galatians 6:7”

Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him that teacheth in all good things. 6. him that is taught ] Lit. ‘the catechumen’; one who is undergoing instruction. When we consider that most of the instruction in the Word (i.e. the Gospel revelation) was oral, and that it was not limited to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Galatians 6:6”

For every man shall bear his own burden. 5. For every man burden ] For no man can escape from his own moral responsibility. The verse reads like a proverb. The ‘burden’ is the ‘load’ of accoutrements and provisions assigned to each soldier to carry on a march. Others regard the metaphor as taken from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Galatians 6:5”

But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. 4. This is an individual matter ‘Let every man’, lit. ‘let each one’. prove his own work ] ‘test his own conduct’. Self-examination will lead to a true estimate of self, ascertained by comparison, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Galatians 6:4”

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. 3. The connexion seems to be: Christ by precept and by example bade you bear one another’s burdens. To neglect this duty is to set up yourselves above Christ. He ‘humbled Himself’ for us. You will not stoop to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Galatians 6:3”

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 2. one another’s burdens ] Brotherhood is a mutual relationship, and entails mutual good offices. burdens ] This is not the same word in the Greek which is rendered ‘burden’ in Gal 6:5. It denotes any weight which presses heavily on the body … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Galatians 6:2”

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. 26. To soften the rebuke, St Paul uses the 1st pers. plur., including himself with those by whom the warning is needed. A walk directed by the Spirit of God will not lead to the display of strife and vain-glory or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Galatians 5:26”