Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Galatians: Chapter 5].
it. But that is wholly needless, for the verb, like \epithumia\,
does not mean evil desire, but simply to long for. Christ and
Satan long for the possession of the city of Man Soul as Bunyan
shows. {Are contrary the one to the other} (\all•lois
antikeitai\). Are lined up in conflict, face to face (\anti-\), a
spiritual duel (cf. Christ's temptations), with dative case of
personal interest (\all•lois\). {That ye may not do} (\hina m•
poi•te\). "That ye may not keep on doing" (present active
subjunctive of \poie•\). {That ye would} (\ha ean thel•te\).
"Whatever ye wish" (indefinite relative with \ean\ and present
subjunctive).
5:18 {Under the law} (\hupo nomon\). Instead of "under the flesh"
as one might expect. See Ga 3:2-6 for contrast between law and
spirit. The flesh made the law weak (Rom 8:3; Heb 9:10,13).
They are one and the same in result. See same idea in Ro 8:14.
Note present tense of \agesthe\ (if you are continually led by
the Spirit). See verse 23.
5:19 {Manifest} (\phanera\). Opposed to "hidden" (\krupta\).
Ancient writers were fond of lists of vices and virtues. Cf.
Stalker's sermons on _The Seven Cardinal Virtues_ and _The Seven
Deadly Sins_. There are more than seven in this deadly list in
verses 19-21. He makes the two lists in explanation of the
conflict in verse 17 to emphasize the command in verses 13f.
There are four groups in Paul's list of manifest vices: (I)
Sensual sins like fornication (\porneia\, prostitution,
harlotry), uncleanness (\akatharsia\, moral impurity),
lasciviousness (\aselgeia\, wantonness), sexual vice of all kinds
prevailed in heathenism. (2) Idolatry (\eid•latreia\, worship of
idols) and witchcraft (\pharmakeia\ from \pharmakon\, a drug, the
ministering of drugs), but the sorcerers monopolized the word for
a while in their magical arts and used it in connection with
idolatry. In N.T. only here and Re 18:23. See Ac 19:19
\perierga\, curious arts. (3) Personal relations expressed by
eight words, all old words, sins of the spirit, like enmities
(\exthrai\, personal animosities), strife (\eris\, rivalry,
discord), jealousies (\z•los\ or \z•loi\, MSS. vary, our very
word), wraths (\thumoi\, stirring emotions, then explosions),
factions (\eritheiai\, from \erithos\, day labourer for hire,
worker in wool, party spirit), divisions (\dichostasiai\, splits
in two, \dicha\ and \stasis\), heresies (\haireseis\, the very
word, but really choosings from \haireomai\, preferences),
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