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Galatians 5 is the fifth chapter of the Epistle to the Galatians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle for the churches in Galatia, written between AD 49–58. [1] This chapter contains a discussion about circumcision and the allegory of the "Fruit of the Holy Spirit". [2]
Regarding "under the law" (Gal. 3:23; 4:4, 5, 21; 5:18), Todd Wilson argues that "under the law" in Galatians was a "rhetorical abbreviation for 'under the curse of the law ' ". [51] Regarding "works of the law" ( Gal. 2:16 ), Robert Keith Rapa argues Paul is speaking of viewing Torah-observances as the means of salvation which he is seeking to ...
Galatians 4 is the fourth chapter of the Epistle to the Galatians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle for the churches in Galatia, written between 49 and 58 CE. [1] This chapter contains one of Paul's richest statements in Christology. [2]
His verse divisions in the New Testament were far longer than those known today. [19] The Parisian printer Robert Estienne created another numbering in his 1551 edition of the Greek New Testament, [20] which was also used in his 1553 publication of the Bible in French. Estienne's system of division was widely adopted, and it is this system ...
Galatians 1 is the first chapter of the Epistle to the Galatians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle for the churches in Galatia, written between 49 and 58 AD. [1] This chapter contains Paul's significant exposition concerning the significance of what he says is God's revelation of Jesus Christ. [2]
Galatians 6:15 οὔτε γὰρ ( for neither ) – 'two good cursives' [ 7 ] ἐν γὰρ Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ οὔτε ( for in Christ Jesus neither ) א, A, C, D 2 , G 3 , P 2 [ 7 ]
The narrative underlines the authority of Peter, who could see through the deception by Ananias and Sapphira (verses 3–5, 8–9) and highlights the spiritual authority of the "church" (Greek: ekklesia, first used in Acts in verse 11) in form of 'signs' of God (inducing 'great fear' in verses 5 and 11, as well as healing miracles in the next section). [6]
Paul's opening words use the language and address designed to stress a commonalty with his audience (verses 1–2), and to emphasize that he, like them, is a 'zealot for God' (verse 3) with a 'strict seminary education rooted in Jerusalem'; both are consistent with Paul's own claims about his education in Galatians 1:13–14.