Galatians:6:11-18
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Galatians:6:11 @{
With how large letters } (\
p
likois grammasin \).
Paul now takes the pen from the amanuensis (
cf .
strkjv @
Romans:16:22 |)
and writes the rest of the Epistle (
verses 11-18 |)
himself instead of the mere farewell greeting (
2Thessalonians:3:17 ;
strkjv @
1Corinthians:16:21 ;
strkjv @
Colossians:4:18 |).
But what does he mean by "
with how large letters "?
Certainly not "
how large a letter ."
It has been suggested that he employed large letters because of defective eyesight or because he could only write ill-formed letters because of his poor handwriting (
like the print letters of children )
or because he wished to call particular attention to this closing paragraph by placarding it in big letters (
Ramsay ).
This latter is the most likely reason .
Deissmann , (
_St
.
Paul_
,
p .
51 )
argues that artisans write clumsy letters ,
yes ,
and scholars also .
Milligan (
_Documents_
,
p .
24 ;
_Vocabulary_
,
etc .)
suggests the contrast seen in papyri often between the neat hand of the scribe and the big sprawling hand of the signature . {
I have written } (\
egrapsa \).
Epistolary aorist . {
With mine own hand } (\
t
i em
i cheiri \).
Instrumental case as in strkjv @
1Corinthians:16:21 |.
rwp @
Galatians:6:12 @{
To make a fair show } (\
eupros
p
sai \).
First aorist active infinitive of \
eupros
pe \,
late verb from \
eupros
pos \,
fair of face (\
eu ,
pros
pon \).
Here only in N .
T .,
but one example in papyri (
Tebt .
I .
19 12 B .
C .
114 )
which shows what may happen to any of our N .
T .
words not yet found elsewhere .
It is in Chrysostom and later writers . {
They compel } (\
anagkazousin \).
Conative present active indicative , "
they try to compel ." {
For the cross of Christ } (\
t
i staur
i tou Christou \).
Instrumental case (
causal use ,
Robertson ,
_Grammar_
,
p .
532 ).
Cf .
strkjv @
2Corinthians:2:13 |. "
For professing the cross of Christ " (
Lightfoot ).
rwp @
Galatians:6:13 @{
They who receive circumcision } (\
hoi peritemnomenoi \).
Present causative middle of \
peritemn \,
those who are having themselves circumcised .
Some MSS .
read \
hoi peritetm
menoi \), "
they who have been circumcised " (
perfect passive participle ).
Probably the present (\
peritemnomenoi \)
is correct as the harder reading .
rwp @
Galatians:6:14 @{
Far be it from me } (\
emoi m
genoito \).
Second aorist middle optative of \
ginomai \
in a negative (\
m \)
wish about the future with dative case : "
May it not happen to me ."
See strkjv @
2:17 |.
The infinitive \
kauch
sthai \ (
to glory )
is the subject of \
genoito \
as is common in the LXX ,
though not elsewhere in the N .
T . {
Hath been crucified unto me } (\
emoi estaur
tai \).
Perfect passive indicative of \
stauro \,
stands crucified ,
with the ethical dative again (\
emoi \).
This is one of the great sayings of Paul concerning his relation to Christ and the world in contrast with the Judaizers .
Cf .
strkjv @
2:19f .;
strkjv @
3:13 ;
strkjv @
4:4f .;
strkjv @
1Corinthians:1:23f .;
strkjv @
Romans:1:16 ;
strkjv @
3:21ff .;
strkjv @
4:25 ;
strkjv @
5:18 |. {
World } (\
kosmos \)
has no article ,
but is definite as in strkjv @
2Corinthians:5:19 |.
Paul '
s old world of Jewish descent and environment is dead to him (
Phillipians:3:3f .|).
rwp @
Galatians:6:15 @{
A new creature } (\
kain
ktisis \).
For this phrase see on ¯
2Corinthians:5:17 |.
rwp @
Galatians:6:16 @{
By this rule } (\
t
i kanoni tout
i \).
For \
kan
n \,
see on ¯
2Corinthians:10:13 ,
15f |.
rwp @
Galatians:6:17 @{
From henceforth } (\
tou loipou \).
Usually \
to loipon \,
the accusative of general reference , "
as for the rest " (
Phillipians:3:1 ;
strkjv @
4:8 |).
The genitive case (
as here and strkjv @
Ephesians:6:10 |)
means "
in respect of the remaining time ." {
The marks of Jesus } (\
ta stigmata tou I
sou \).
Old word from \
stiz \,
to prick ,
to stick ,
to sting .
Slaves had the names or stamp of their owners on their bodies .
It was sometimes done for soldiers also .
There were devotees also who stamped upon their bodies the names of the gods whom they worshipped .
Today in a round-up cattle are given the owner '
s mark .
Paul gloried in being the slave of Jesus Christ .
This is probably the image in Paul '
s mind since he bore in his body brandmarks of suffering for Christ received in many places (
2Corinthians:6:4-6 ;
strkjv @
11:23ff .|),
probably actual scars from the scourgings (
thirty-nine lashes at a time ).
If for no other reason ,
listen to me by reason of these scars for Christ and "
let no one keep on furnishing trouble to me ."
rwp @
Galatians:6:18 @
The farewell salutation is much briefer than that in strkjv @
2Corinthians:13:13 |,
but identical with that in strkjv @
Philemon:1:25 |.
He calls them "
brethren " (\
adelphoi \)
in spite of the sharp things spoken to them .
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