I told you often (πολλακις ελεγον). Imperfect active, repetition in Paul s warnings to them.

Even weeping …

For many walk. Many live, the Christian life being often in the Scriptures compared with a journey. To induce them to imitate tho…

Even weeping.—The especial sorrow, we cannot doubt, lay in this: that the Antinomian profligacy sheltered itself under his own pre…

Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing. Brethren, be followers together of me…

Who were these “enemies of the cross of Christ”? While some regard them as the Judaizers of v.2 (whose emphasis on legalism undermined the Cross), …

For many walk. The simple statement, in my opinion, is this: Many walk who mind earthly things. This means that there ar…

For many walk
(tyaynrxa) , "otherwise", as the Syriac version adds; and which truly expl…

This simple dependence and earnestne of soul were not mentioned as if the apostle had gained the prize, or were already made perfect in the Saviour…

Above, he showed how he was lacking in final perfection; now he urges others to have the same attitude. He does this first by giving an exhortation…