the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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Galatians 6:17
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From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the brand-marks of Jesus.
From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
Finally, don't let anyone trouble y'all anymore about this foolishness. I have the scars that show I ride for the brand.
From this time on let no man be a trouble to me; because my body is marked with the marks of Jesus.
For the rest let no one trouble me, for *I* bear in my body the brands of the Lord Jesus.
From now on, let no one cause me trouble, because I bear on my body scars for the cause of Jesus.
From now on, let no one cause me any trouble, for I bear the marks of the Lord Jesus branded on my body.
From henceforth let none trouble me; for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
From this time onward let no one trouble me; for, as for me, I bear, branded on my body, the scars of Jesus as my Master.
From henceforth let no man trouble mee, for I beare in my body the markes of the Lord Iesus.
For the rest, let no one give troubles to me, for I bear in my body the brands of the Lord Jesus.
From hence forth let no man put me to busynesse, for I beare in my body the markes of the LORDE Iesu.
from henceforth let no man give me trouble; for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
Quite frankly, I don't want to be bothered anymore by these disputes. I have far more important things to do—the serious living of this faith. I bear in my body scars from my service to Jesus.
From now on let no one trouble me [by making it necessary for me to justify my authority as an apostle, and the absolute truth of the gospel], for I bear on my body the branding-marks of Jesus [the wounds, scars, and other outward evidence of persecutions—these testify to His ownership of me].
Henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear branded on my body the marks of Jesus.
From hence forth let no man put me to busynes. For I beare in my bodye ye markes of the Lorde Iesu.
From now on, let no man trouble me; for I bear branded on my body the marks of Jesus.
From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
Henceforth, let no one give me trouble, for I the scars of the Lord Jesus in my body do bear.
So do not give me any more trouble. I have scars on my body that show I belong to Christ Jesus.
From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear the marks of Jesus on my body.
From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
On my own body are scars that prove I belong to Christ Jesus. So I don't want anyone to bother me anymore.
From now on, I don't want anyone to give me any more tsuris, because I have scars on my body to prove that I belong to Yeshua!
From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
From henceforth let no man put me to busines: for I beare in my body the markes of the Lord Iesus.
From henceforth let no man trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of our LORD Jesus Christ.
From now on, let no one cause me any trouble, for I bear the marks of the Lord Yeshua branded on my body.
From now on let no one make trouble for me, for I carry the scars of Jesus on my own body.2 Corinthians 1:5; 4:10; 11:23; Galatians 5:11; Colossians 1:24;">[xr]
Henceforth upon me let no man throw a burden; for the signatures of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha in my body I bear.
Henceforth let no one put trouble upon me; for I bear in my body the marks of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.
From now on let no one trouble me, for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
From now on, don't let anyone trouble me with these things. For I bear on my body the scars that show I belong to Jesus.
Let no one make trouble for me from now on. For I have on my body the whip marks of one who has been a servant owned by Jesus.
From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear branded on my body the marks of Jesus.
From now on, let no one make trouble for me; for I carry the marks of Jesus branded on my body.
For the rest, annoyances, unto me, let no one be offering; for, I, the brandmarks of Jesus, in my body, am bearing.
From henceforth let no man be troublesome to me: for I bear the marks of the Lord Jesus in my body.
From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
Finally, let no one cause me trouble, for I carry on my body the marks of Jesus.
From hencefoorth, let no man put me to busynesse: For I beare in my body the markes of the Lorde Iesus.
So don't give me any more trouble. I have scars on my body that show I belong to Jesus.
From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
To conclude: let no one give me any more trouble, because the scars I have on my body show that I am the slave of Jesus.
And heraftir no man be heuy to me; for Y bere in my bodi the tokenes of oure Lord Jhesu Crist.
Contextual Overview
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
let: Galatians 1:7, Galatians 5:12, Joshua 7:25, Acts 15:24, Hebrews 12:15
I bear: Galatians 5:11, 2 Corinthians 1:5, 2 Corinthians 4:10, 2 Corinthians 11:23-25, Colossians 1:24
Reciprocal: Matthew 26:10 - Why Luke 11:7 - Trouble Galatians 5:10 - but
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then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
Then the LORD said, "My spirit shall not abide in man for ever, for he is flesh, but his days shall be a hundred and twenty years."
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
So the LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the ground, man and beast and creeping things and birds of the air, for I am sorry that I have made them."
And God saw the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.
And God said to Noah, "I have determined to make an end of all flesh; for the earth is filled with violence through them; behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Make yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and out with pitch.
Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing of the ground according to its kind, two of every sort shall come in to you, to keep them alive.
Also take with you every sort of food that is eaten, and store it up; and it shall serve as food for you and for them."
Noah did this; he did all that God commanded him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
From henceforth let no man trouble me,.... Having so clearly stated and explained the doctrine of justification, and so largely proved that it is not by works, but by faith, and that circumcision and other rituals of the ceremonial law were not necessary to it, he desires, nay, in an authoritative way he requires, that they give him no further trouble on that head; signifying, that he expected they would be satisfied with what he had wrote, and abide by the truth and obey it, as they had formerly done; that he should hear no more objections from them, or complaints of them: nor need they further inquire his sense of these things; by this they would fully know his faith and practice; as indeed they might also by his suffering persecutions on the account of his faith, and his preaching the Gospel of Christ, and particularly this part of it:
for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus; by which he means, not the marks in Christ's hands, feet, and side; but the reproachful characters the apostle was stigmatized with; or the real scars in his body, made by beating, scourging, and stoning of him; or his sufferings and persecutions in general, which he endured for the sake of Christ and his Gospel; see 2 Corinthians 11:23. The allusion is either to servants and soldiers, who, when taken into service, used to have some particular mark put upon them, that they might be known to be such an one's servant, or soldier c; as the Hebrew servant, who was willing to serve his master, had his ear bored through with an awl, Exodus 21:6 so the apostle was known to be a firm and faithful servant, and a good soldier of Christ, by the reproaches and afflictions which he underwent for his sake; or else to those marks which, by way of reproach and punishment, were made upon fugitive servants, or soldiers, that deserted; as the sufferings of the apostle were designed as reproaches to him, and punishments of him, for preaching the Gospel of Christ; but these he gloried in, and bore and carried as trophies and marks of honour. Just as veteran soldiers show the scars and wounds they have received in battle, as tokens of their valour and courage, in facing and fighting the enemy in greatest danger: these he is said to bear "in his body"; not in the bodies of others, he gloried not in their flesh, as the false apostles did; nor in the circumcision of his own flesh, the scar that left there the mark of Moses and of a Jew; but in those things which were marks of his being a disciple of Christ, and not of Moses, and which he bore for his sake; and since therefore it was so easy to discern on which side of the question he was, from his suffering persecution for the cross of Christ; and since he had so many and such great trials and exercises, he, with apostolical gravity and authority, commands them to give him no more trouble, from the time of their reception of the epistle, henceforward.
c Vid. Lydium de re militare, l. 1. c. 6.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
From henceforth - For the remaining time; that is, during the remainder of my life.
Let no man trouble me - This implies that he had had trouble of some kind, and he earnestly desires that he may have no more. What particular trouble he here refers to, is not certainly known, and commentators have not been agreed. It seems to me that the connection requires us to understand it of the molestation which he had in regard to his call to the apostolic office, and his authority to explain and defend the religion of the Redeemer. This had been one principal subject of this Epistle. His authority had been called in question. He had felt it necessary to go into a vindication of it. His instructions had been departed from on the ground that he was not one of the original apostles, and that he differed from others; see Galatians 1:11. Hence, all the anxiety and trouble which he had had in regard to their departure from the doctrines which he had taught them. He closes the whole subject of the Epistle by this tender and affecting language, the sense of which has been well expressed by Crellius: âI have shown my apostolic authority, and proved that I am commisioned by the Lord Jesus. I have stated and vindicated the great doctrine of justification by faith, and shown that the Mosaic law is not necessarily binding. On these points may I have no more trouble. I have enough for my nature to bear of other kinds. I bear in my body the impressive proofs that I am an apostle, and the sufferings that require all my fortitude to sustain them.â These marks, received in the service of the Lord Jesus, and so strongly resembling those which he himself received, prove that I am truly engaged in his cause, and am commissioned by him. These wounds and sorrows are so many, that I have need of the kindness and prayers of Christians rather than to be compelled to vindicate myself, and to rebuke them for their own wanderings.â
For I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus - The word here rendered âmarksâ (ÏÏιÌγμαÏα stigmata), means properly the marks or brands which are pricked or burnt in upon the body. So slaves were sometimes branded by their masters to prevent their escape; and so devotees to an idol god sometimes caused to be impressed on themselves the name or image of the divinity which they adored. Herodotus (ii. 113) mentions a temple of Hercules in Egypt, in which if any slave took refuge, and had the sacred brands or marks impressed on him (ÏÏιÌγμαÏα stigmata), he thereby devoted himself to the god, and it was not lawful for anyone to injure him. Many have supposed that Paul here says, in allusion to such a custom, that he had the name of the Redeemer impressed on his body, and that he regarded himself as devoted to him and his cause. It seems to me that by these marks or brands he refers to the weals which he had received in his body; the marks of stripes and sufferings which he endured in the service of the Redeemer. Compare 2 Corinthians 11:24-25.
He had repeatedly been scourged. He bore the marks of that on his person now. They were the evidences that he was devoted to the Saviour. He had received them in his cause; and they were the proofs that he belonged to the Lord Jesus. He had suffered for him, and had suffered much. Having thus suffered, and having thus the evidence that he belonged to the Saviour, and having by his sufferings given ample proof of that to others, he asks to be freed from further molestation. Some had in their body the marks of circumcision, the evidence that they were disciples of the Law of Moses; others had perhaps in their persons the image and name of an idol to which they were devoted; but the marks which he bore were the weals which he had received by being again and again whipped publicly in the cause of the Redeemer. To that Redeemer, therefore, he felt himself united, and from that attachment he would not allow himself to be diverted.
How often has an old soldier shown his scars with pride and exultation as a proof of his attachment to his country! Numerous scars; the loss of an arm, an eye, or a leg, are thus the much valued and vaunted pledges of attachment to liberty, and a passport to the confidence of every man who loves his country. âI prize this wound,â said Lafayette, when struck in the foot by a musket ball at Germantown, âas among the most valued of my honors.â So Paul felt in regard to the scourges which he had received in the cause of the Lord Jesus. They were his boast and his glory; the pledge that he had been engaged in the cause of the Saviour, and a passport to all who loved the Son of God. Christians now are not subjected to such stripes and scourings. But let us have some marks of our attachment to the Lord Jesus. By a holy life; by self-denial; by subdued animal affections; by zeal in the cause of truth; by an imitation of the Lord Jesus; and by the marks of suffering in our body, if we should be called to it, let us have some evidence that we are his, and be able to say, when we look on death and eternity, âwe bear with us the evidence that we belong to the Son of God.â To us that will be of more value than any ribbon or star indicating elevated rank; more valuable than a ducal coronet; more valuable than the brightest jewel that ever sparkled on the brow of royalty.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 17. From henceforth let no man trouble me — Put an end to your contentions among yourselves; return to the pure doctrine of the Gospel; abandon those who are leading you astray; separate from the Church those who corrupt and disturb it; and let me be grieved no longer with your defections from the truth.
I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus. — The ÏÏιγμαÏα, stigmata, of which the apostle speaks here, may be understood as implying the scars of the wounds which he had received in the work of the ministry; and that he had such scars, we may well conceive, when we know that he had been scourged, stoned, and maltreated in a variety of ways. The writer could show such scars himself, received in the same way. Or, the apostle may allude to the stigmata or marks with which servants and slaves were often impressed, in order to ascertain whose property they were. A Burman servant often has indelible marks on his thighs and elsewhere, which ascertain to whose service he belongs. "Do not trouble me; I bear the marks of my Lord and Master, Jesus; I am his, and will remain so. You glory in your mark of circumcision; I glory in the marks which I bear in my body for the testimony of the Lord; I am an open, professed Christian, and have given full proof of my attachment to the cause of Christianity."
The first sense appears to be the best: "I have suffered already sufficiently; I am suffering still; do not add any more to my afflictions."
