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PARALLEL BIBLE - Galatians 4:16


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King James Bible - Galatians 4:16

Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

World English Bible

So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?

Douay-Rheims - Galatians 4:16

Am I then become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

Webster's Bible Translation

Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?

Greek Textus Receptus


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VERSE (16) -
Ga 3:1-4 1Ki 18:17,18; 21:20; 22:8,27 2Ch 24:20-22; 25:16 Ps 141:5

SEV Biblia, Chapter 4:16

¿Me he hecho, pues, vuestro enemigo, dicindoos la verdad?

Clarke's Bible Commentary - Galatians 4:16

Verse 16.
Amos i therefore become your enemy] How is it that you are so much altered towards me, that you now treat me as an enemy, who formerly loved me with the most fervent affection? Is it because I tell you the truth; that very truth for which you at first so ardently loved me?

John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 16. Amos I therefore become your
enemy , etc..] Not that he was an enemy to them, he had the same cordial affection for them as ever; he had their true interest at heart, and was diligently pursuing it; but they, through the insinuations of the false teachers, had entertained an ill opinion of him, and an aversion to him, and treated him as if he had been an enemy to them, and as if they had a real hatred of him: and that for no other reason, as he observes, but because I tell you the truth ; the Gospel so called, because it comes from the God of truth, is concerned with Christ, who is truth itself, and is dictated, revealed, and blessed by the Spirit of truth; and is opposed unto, and is distinct from the law, which is only an image and shadow, and not truth itself: it chiefly respects the great truths of salvation alone by Christ, and justification by his righteousness; and may also regard what he had said concerning the abrogation of the law, blaming them for the observance of it, and calling its institutions weak and beggarly elements; all which he told or spoke publicly, plainly, honestly, fully, and faithfully, boldly, constantly, and with all assurance, consistently, and in pure love to their souls; and yet it brought on him their anger and resentment. Telling the truth in such a manner often brings many enemies to the ministers of Christ; not only the men of the world, profane sinners, but professors of religion, and sometimes such who once loved and admired them.

Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 12-18 - The
apostle desires that they would be of one mind with him respectin the law of Moses, as well as united with him in love. In reprovin others, we should take care to convince them that our reproofs are from sincere regard to the honour of God and religion and their welfare. The apostle reminds the Galatians of the difficulty under which he laboure when he first came among them. But he notices, that he was a welcom messenger to them. Yet how very uncertain are the favour and respect of men! Let us labour to be accepted of God. You once thought yourselve happy in receiving the gospel; have you now reason to think otherwise Christians must not forbear speaking the truth, for fear of offendin others. The false teachers who drew the Galatians from the truth of the gospel were designing men. They pretended affection, but they were no sincere and upright. An excellent rule is given. It is good to be zealous always in a good thing; not for a time only, or now and then but always. Happy would it be for the church of Christ, if this zea was better maintained.


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Vincent's NT Word Studies

16. Therefore (wste). Better, so then: seeing that your
love for me has waned.

Your enemy (ecqrov umwn).'Ecqrov enemy, in an active sense, as is shown by the next clause. Not passive, an object of hatred, which would have the pronoun in the dative.

Because I tell you the truth (alhqeuwn umin).'Alhqeuein, only here and Eph. iv. 15, means to speak the truth or to deal truly. The present participle refers to the same time as gegona I am become, the time of his second visit. The clause is usually construed as interrogative (A.V.). It is rather a direct statement with a slight interrogative suggestion. "So then, I am become your enemy, am I."


Robertson's NT Word Studies

4:16 {Your enemy} (ecqros humwn). Active sense of ecqros, hater with objective genitive. They looked on Paul now as an enemy to them. So the Pharisees and Judaizers generally now regarded him. {Because I tell you the truth} (aleqeuwn humin). Present active participle of aleqeuw, old verb from aleqes, true. In N.T. only here and #Eph 4:15. "Speaking the truth." It is always a risky business to speak the truth, the whole truth. It may hit and hurt.


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