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Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
Beware (βλεπετε). Three times for urgency and with different epithet for the Judaizers each time.
The dogs
19th Century
Anglican
Beware of (the) dogs.—In Revelation 22:15, “the dogs” excluded from the heavenly Jerusalem seem to be th…
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Baptist
Beware of dogs,—
Contentious persons,—persons of coarse and corrupt habits: Beware of dogs,—
Beware of evil work…
The verses that follow warrant the identification of these opponents with the Judaizers—those who dogged the trail of the apostles and endeavored t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Beware of dogs By whom are meant the "judaizing" teachers, who were for imposing the works and ceremonies of the law…
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Sincere Christians rejoice in Christ Jesus. The prophet calls the false prophets dumb dogs (Isaiah 56:10); the apostle seems t…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Apostle proposed the example believers should follow; here, he shows whose example they should avoid. He does three things in this …
