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A Warning Against 'Gospel Plus'
Paul's harsh labels—"dogs," "evil workers," and "mutilators"—are directed at Judaizing teachers. Commentators agree this group dangerously taught that faith in Christ was not enough and that Gentiles also needed to adopt Jewish laws like circumcision. Paul's intense, repeated warning highlights that adding any work to the gospel for salvation is a destructive teaching that must be rejected.
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Philippians
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Albert Barnes
On Philippians 3:2
18th Century
Theologian
Beware of dogs. Dogs in the East are mostly without masters; they wander at large in the streets and fields, and feed upon refuse, and eve…
AT Robertson
On Philippians 3:2
Beware (βλεπετε). Three times for urgency and with different epithet for the Judaizers each time.
The dogs
Charles Ellicott
On Philippians 3:2
19th Century
Bishop
Beware of (the) dogs.—In Revelation 22:15, “the dogs” excluded from the heavenly Jerusalem seem to be th…
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Charles Spurgeon
On Philippians 3:2
19th Century
Preacher
Beware of dogs,—
Contentious persons,—persons of coarse and corrupt habits: Beware of dogs,—
Beware of evil work…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Philippians 3:2
The verses that follow warrant the identification of these opponents with the Judaizers—those who dogged the trail of the apostles and endeavored t…
John Gill
On Philippians 3:2
17th Century
Pastor
Beware of dogs
By whom are meant the "judaizing" teachers, who were for imposing the works and ceremonies of the law…
Matthew Henry
On Philippians 3:1–11
17th Century
Minister
Sincere Christians rejoice in Christ Jesus. The prophet calls the false prophets dumb dogs (Isaiah 56:10); the apostle seems t…