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Death to the Old Self
Commentators explain that being "crucified with Christ" is a powerful metaphor for a spiritual reality. It signifies the death of your "old self"—your life under the law's condemnation and sin's power. Through union with Christ, His death becomes your death to these things, freeing you to live a new kind of life for God. This isn't about becoming inactive, but about your old way of living losing its power over you.
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Galatians
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Albert Barnes
On Galatians 2:20
18th Century
Theologian
I am crucified with Christ. In the previous verse, Paul had said that he was dead. In this verse, he states what he meant by it and shows …
AT Robertson
On Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ (Χριστω συνεσταυρωμα). One of Paul's greatest mystical sayings. Perfect passive indicative of συ…
Charles Ellicott
On Galatians 2:20
19th Century
Bishop
In the last verse, the Apostle had spoken of himself as dead to the Law, and living to God. The prominent idea in the first half of this c…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Galatians 2:19–20
19th Century
Preacher
For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ li…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Galatians 2:20
This same point Paul now repeats in greater detail, with the name of Christ prominent. He has died to law so that he might live for God, but this i…
John Calvin
On Galatians 2:20
16th Century
Theologian
I am crucified with Christ. This explains the manner in which we, who are dead to the law, live to God. Grafted into the death of Christ, …
John Gill
On Galatians 2:20
17th Century
Pastor
I am crucified with Christ
Not literally, for so only the two thieves were crucified with him, but mystically; Chris…
Matthew Henry
On Galatians 2:20–21
17th Century
Minister
Here, in his own person, the apostle describes the spiritual or hidden life of a believer. The old man is crucified ([Reference Romans 6:6…