Were baptized into Christ (εις Χριστον εβαπτισθητε). First aorist passive indicative of βαπτιζω. Better, "were baptized unto Chris…

For as many of you—whether by nature Jews or Gentiles.

As have been baptized into Christ. Or unto eis—th…

For.—This introduces the reason why the Christian stands to God in the relation of an adult son. He is so by virtue of his relatio…

That we might be justified by faith. But after that faith is come we are no longer under a schoolmaster. For you are all the children of God by…

This new relationship is not something that happens automatically to everyone. Not everyone is a child of God in the sense that Paul speaks of here…

As many of you as have been baptized. The greater and loftier the privilege is of being the children of God, the farther it is removed fro…

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ
Not that it is to be imagined that these churches of Galatia, o…

Real Christians enjoy great privileges under the gospel; they are no longer accounted servants but sons, and are no longer kept at such a distance …

Here the Apostle shows that the Gentiles obtained the fruit of grace without serving the Law, while the Jews obtained it by keeping and serving the…