Gal 5:8 | JFB | STEP | 8. This persuasion — Greek, " The persuasion," namely, to which you are yielding. There is a play on words in the original, the Greek for persuasion being akin to " obey " ( ). This persuasion which ye have obeyed. cometh not of —that is "from." Does not emanate from Him, but from an enemy. that calleth you — ( ). The calling is the rule of the whole race [BENGEL ].

Galatians 5:8

8. This persuasion—Greek, "The persuasion," namely, to which you are yielding. There is a play on words in the original, the Greek for persuasion being akin to "obey" (Ga 5:7). This persuasion which ye have obeyed.

cometh not of—that is "from." Does not emanate from Him, but from an enemy.

that calleth you— (Ga 5:13; Ga 1:6; Php 3:14; 1Th 5:24). The calling is the rule of the whole race [BENGEL].