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Beware of Self-Serving Zeal
Commentators unanimously agree that the false teachers' intense interest in the Galatians was not genuine. Their zeal was a manipulative tactic, driven by a desire for their own reputation and power, not the spiritual well-being of the church. This serves as a timeless warning to discern the true motives behind any teaching.
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Albert Barnes
On Galatians 4:17
18th Century
Theologian
They zealously affect you. See 1 Corinthians 12:31 (Greek) and 1 Corinthians 14:39. The word used here, zhlow<…
AT Robertson
On Galatians 4:17
They zealously seek you (ζηλουσιν υμας). Ζηλοω is an old and a good word from ζηλος (zeal, jealousy), but one can pay court with g…
Charles Ellicott
On Galatians 4:17
19th Century
Bishop
They zealously affect you.—“Zealously affect” is a single word in the Greek, and means “to show zeal towards,” “to court,” “to curry favou…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Galatians 4:17
19th Century
Preacher
They zealously affect you, but not well; yes, they would exclude you, that you might affect them.
They would, if they could, turn y…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Galatians 4:17
Paul can appeal, not only to the former attitude of the Galatians or to the contrast between that and their actions in the present (vv.12–16), but …
John Calvin
On Galatians 4:17
16th Century
Theologian
They are jealous of you. He finally comes to the false apostles and does more by silence to make them detestable than if he had stated the…
John Gill
On Galatians 4:17
17th Century
Pastor
They zealously affect you
Or "are jealous of you"; meaning the false apostles, whose names, in contempt, he mentions…
Matthew Henry
On Galatians 4:12–18
17th Century
Minister
The apostle desires that they would be of one mind with him regarding the law of Moses, as well as united with him in love. In reproving others, we…