Galatians:2:20

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rwp @Galatians:2:20 @{I have been crucified with Christ } (\Christ “i sunestaur “mai \). One of Paul 's greatest mystical sayings . Perfect passive indicative of \sustauro “\ with the associative instrumental case (\Christ “i \). Paul uses the same word in strkjv @Romans:6:6 | for the same idea . In the Gospels it occurs of literal crucifixion about the robbers and Christ (Matthew:27:44 ; strkjv @Mark:15:32 ; strkjv @John:19:32 |). Paul died to the law and was crucified with Christ . He uses often the idea of dying with Christ (Galatians:5:24 ; strkjv @6:14 ; strkjv @Romans:6:8 ; strkjv @Colossians:2:20 |) and burial with Christ also (Romans:6:4 ; strkjv @Colossians:2:12 |). {No longer I } (\ouketi eg “\). Songs:complete has become Paul 's identification with Christ that his separate personality is merged into that of Christ . This language helps one to understand the victorious cry in strkjv @Romans:7:25 |. It is the union of the vine and the branch (John:15:1-6 |). {Which is in the Son of God } (\t ˆi tou huiou tou theou \). The objective genitive , not the faith of the Son of God . {For me } (\huper emou \). Paul has the closest personal feeling toward Christ . "He appropriates to himself , as Chrysostom observes , the love which belongs equally to the whole world . For Christ is indeed the personal friend of each man individually " (Lightfoot ).

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