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Far be it from me (εμο μη γενοιτο). Second aorist middle optative of γινομα in a negative (μη) wish about the future with dative c…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
But God forbid. .
"For me it is not to glory, except in the cross of Christ." The object of Paul here is evidently to plac…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
God forbid that I should glory.—There is a stress upon the pronoun “I,” which, in the Greek, stands first, in emp…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
"I have ceased to care," says Paul, "about glorying in men, and making other people glory in my converts. The world is dead to me, and I to it."
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Over against all such improper and sinful boasting, Paul sets an entirely different boasting of his own—a boasting “in the cross of our Lord Jesus …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
But God forbid that I should glory (Galatians 6:14). The designs of the false apostles are here contrasted with his own sincer…
John Gill
JohnGill
But God forbid that I should glory
The apostle, on the contrary, expresses his aversion to glorying in anything these men did;…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Proud, vain, and carnal hearts are content with just enough religion to help them maintain a respectable appearance. But the apostle professes his …
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
After unmasking the sinister intention of the seducers, the Apostle here indicates his own intention.
- He states his intention.
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson