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For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
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A New Identity in Christ
Commentators explain that "putting on Christ" is a powerful metaphor for a new identity. It means you are covered by His righteousness, adopt His character, and are viewed by God through Him. Like a soldier putting on a uniform, you publicly identify with Christ and are no longer defined by your old self.
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Galatians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For as many of you—whether by nature Jews or Gentiles.
As have been baptized into Christ. Or unto eis—th…
Were baptized into Christ (εις Χριστον εβαπτισθητε). First aorist passive indicative of βαπτιζω. Better, "were baptized unto Chris…
19th Century
Anglican
For.—This introduces the reason why the Christian stands to God in the relation of an adult son. He is so by virtue of his relatio…
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Baptist
For it is written, Rejoice, you barren who do not bear; break forth and cry, you who do not travail: for the desolate has many more children th…
This new relationship is not something that happens automatically to everyone. Not everyone is a child of God in the sense that Paul speaks of here…
16th Century
Protestant
As many of you as have been baptized. The greater and loftier the privilege is of being the children of God, the farther it is removed fro…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ Not that it is to be imagined that these churches of Galatia, o…
Real Christians enjoy great privileges under the gospel; they are no longer accounted servants but sons, and are no longer kept at such a distance …
13th Century
Catholic
Here the Apostle shows that the Gentiles obtained the fruit of grace without serving the Law, while the Jews obtained it by keeping and serving the…
