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But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Under the law (υπο νομον). Instead of "under the flesh" as one might expect. See Ga 3:2-6 for contrast between law and spirit. The…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But if you are led of the Spirit. If you submit to the teachings and guidance of the Holy Spirit.

You are not under the law

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

You are not under the law.—Strictly, You are not under law—law in the abstract. The flesh and law are correlative terms: to be fr…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And these are contrary the one to the other: so that you cannot do the things that you wish. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not unde…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The final verse of this section is best taken as a summary in which Paul reminds the Galatians that, though he is now talking of the need to live a…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

But if you are led by the Spirit. In the Lord's way, believers are prone to stumble. But let them not be discouraged because they are unab…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But if you be led by the Spirit
That is, of God, who is the guide and leader of his people. It is a metaphor taken f…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

If it is our care to act under the guidance and power of the blessed Spirit, though we may not be freed from the stirrings and oppositions of the c…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After showing that through the Spirit we are freed from the desires of the flesh, the Apostle here shows that through the Spirit we are also releas…

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