Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Galatians: Chapter 6].
the cross of Christ} (\t•i staur•i tou Christou\). Instrumental
case (causal use, Robertson, _Grammar_, p. 532). Cf. 2Co 2:13.
"For professing the cross of Christ" (Lightfoot).
6:13 {They who receive circumcision} (\hoi peritemnomenoi\).
Present causative middle of \peritemn•\, those who are having
themselves circumcised. Some MSS. read \hoi peritetm•menoi\),
"they who have been circumcised" (perfect passive participle).
Probably the present (\peritemnomenoi\) is correct as the harder
reading.
6:14 {Far be it from me} (\emoi m• genoito\). Second aorist
middle optative of \ginomai\ in a negative (\m•\) wish about the
future with dative case: "May it not happen to me." See 2:17.
The infinitive \kauch•sthai\ (to glory) is the subject of
\genoito\ as is common in the LXX, though not elsewhere in the
N.T. {Hath been crucified unto me} (\emoi estaur•tai\). Perfect
passive indicative of \stauro•\, stands crucified, with the
ethical dative again (\emoi\). This is one of the great sayings
of Paul concerning his relation to Christ and the world in
contrast with the Judaizers. Cf. 2:19f.; 3:13; 4:4f.; 1Co
1:23f.; Ro 1:16; 3:21ff.; 4:25; 5:18. {World} (\kosmos\) has no
article, but is definite as in 2Co 5:19. Paul's old world of
Jewish descent and environment is dead to him (Php 3:3f.).
6:15 {A new creature} (\kain• ktisis\). For this phrase see on
¯2Co 5:17.
6:16 {By this rule} (\t•i kanoni tout•i\). For \kan•n\, see on
¯2Co 10:13,15f.
6:17 {From henceforth} (\tou loipou\). Usually \to loipon\, the
accusative of general reference, "as for the rest" (Php 3:1;
4:8). The genitive case (as here and Eph 6:10) means "in
respect of the remaining time." {The marks of Jesus} (\ta
stigmata tou I•sou\). Old word from \stiz•\, to prick, to stick,
to sting. Slaves had the names or stamp of their owners on their
bodies. It was sometimes done for soldiers also. There were
devotees also who stamped upon their bodies the names of the gods
whom they worshipped. Today in a round-up cattle are given the
owner's mark. Paul gloried in being the slave of Jesus Christ.
This is probably the image in Paul's mind since he bore in his
body brandmarks of suffering for Christ received in many places
(2Co 6:4-6; 11:23ff.), probably actual scars from the
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