But far be it from me to boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

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

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

But God forbid. .

"For me it is not to glory, except in the cro of Christ." The object of Paul here is evidently to place …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

God forbid that I should glory.—There is a stress upon the pronoun “I,” which, in the Greek, stands first, in emp…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

"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's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Over against all such improper and sinful boasting, Paul sets an entirely different boasting of his own—a boasting “in the cro of our Lord Jesus Ch…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

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

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But God forbid that I should glory
The apostle, on the contrary, expresses his aversion to glorying in anything these men did;…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Proud, vain, and carnal hearts are content with just enough religion to help them maintain a respectable appearance. But the apostle profe es his o…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

After unmasking the sinister intention of the seducers, the Apostle here indicates his own intention.

  1. He states his intention.

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