Robertson Word Pictures - Galatians 2:20 - 2:20

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Robertson Word Pictures - Galatians 2:20 - 2:20


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I have been crucified with Christ (Christōi sunestaurōmai). One of Paul’s greatest mystical sayings. Perfect passive indicative of sustauroō with the associative instrumental case (Christōi). Paul uses the same word in Rom 6:6 for the same idea. In the Gospels it occurs of literal crucifixion about the robbers and Christ (Mat 27:44; Mar 15:32; Joh 19:32). Paul died to the law and was crucified with Christ. He uses often the idea of dying with Christ (Gal 5:24; Gal 6:14; Rom 6:8; Col 2:20) and burial with Christ also (Rom 6:4; Col 2:12).

No longer I (ouketi egō). So complete has become Paul’s identification with Christ that his separate personality is merged into that of Christ. This language helps one to understand the victorious cry in Rom 7:25. It is the union of the vine and the branch (Joh 15:1-6).

Which is in the Son of God (tēi tou huiou tou theou). The objective genitive, not the faith of the Son of God.

For me (huper emou). Paul has the closest personal feeling toward Christ. “He appropriates to himself, as Chrysostom observes, the love which belongs equally to the whole world. For Christ is indeed the personal friend of each man individually” (Lightfoot).