Thinketh to have confidence (δοκε πεποιθενα). Second perfect active infinitive. Old idiom, "seems to himself to have confidence." …

Circumcised the eighth day. That is, he was circumcised in exact compliance with the law. If there was any ground of confidence from such …

Circumcised the eighth day—that is, a Jew born, not a proselyte.

Of the stock of Israel—that is, emphatica…

If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: circumcised the eighth day,

The ritual was obser…

Paul now enumerates some of his reasons for confidence in the flesh. First on the list is physical circumcision, perhaps because the Judaizers stre…

Circumcised on the eighth day It is literally— “The circumcision of the eighth day.” There is no difference, however, in the sen…

Circumcised the eighth day
Circumcision was an appointment of God to Abraham, and his male issue; to him and them Go…

Sincere Christians rejoice in Christ Jesus. The prophet calls the false prophets dumb dogs (Isaiah 56:10); the apostle seems t…

Previously, the Apostle proposed the example believers should follow; here, he shows whose example they should avoid. He does three things in this …