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Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Rob you of your prize (καταβραβευετω). Late and rare compound (κατα, βραβευω, Colossians 3:15) to act as umpire against…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Let no man beguile you of your reward. (Marginal note: judge against you.) The word used here, katabrabeuw, occurs nowhe…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Beguile you of your reward.—The original is a word used, almost technically, for an unfair judgment in the stadium, robbi…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lo…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Paul’s third warning brings before us two of the most puzzling verses in the NT. The expression “disqualify [GK 2857] you” has been rendered in man…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Let no one take from you the palm. He alludes to runners or wrestlers, to whom the palm was assigned on condition that they did n…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Let no man beguile you of your reward or prize; the allusion is to the Olympic games, one of which was running races; in …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

It looked like humility to appeal to angels, as if people were conscious of their unworthiness to speak directly to God. But it is not justifiable;…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

Above, Paul showed that the law was fulfilled in Christ because of the circumcision he received, for this is an acknowledgment of the law. Here, he…

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