Galatians 6:14

Galatians 6:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
• New International Version (NIV)May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.

Context of Galatians 6:14

12Those who want to make a good showing in external matters are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ. 13For those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh. But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 15For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation! 16And all who will behave in accordance with this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on the Israel of God.

Galatians 6:14 word by word

ἐμοὶ δὲ μὴ γένοιτο καυχᾶσθαι εἰ μὴ ἐν τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, δι᾽ οὗ ἐμοὶ κόσμος ἐσταύρωται κἀγὼ κόσμῳ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• God forbidμήmē · notG3361
• God forbidγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• should gloryκαυχάομαιkauchaomai · to boastG2744
• ·εἰei · if: notG1487
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the crossὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the crossσταυρόςstauros · crossG4716
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• the worldκόσμοςkosmos · worldG2889
• is crucifiedσταυρόωstauroō · to crucifyG4717
• and Iκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504

Cross-references for Galatians 6:14

• Romans 3:4Absolutely not! Let God be proven true, and every human being shown up as a liar, just as it is written: “so that you will be justified in your words and will prevail when you are judged.”
• Philippians 3:3For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, exult in Christ Jesus, and do not rely on human credentials
• 2 Kings 14:9King Jehoash of Israel sent this message back to King Amaziah of Judah, “A thornbush in Lebanon sent this message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and trampled down the thorn.
• Job 31:24“If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security!’
• Psalms 49:6They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches.
• Psalms 52:1Why do you boast about your evil plans, O powerful man? God’s loyal love protects me all day long!
• Jeremiah 9:23The Lord says, “Wise people should not boast that they are wise. Powerful people should not boast that they are powerful. Rich people should not boast that they are rich.
• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Your heart is proud and you said, “I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas” – yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike.
• Daniel 4:30The king uttered these words: “Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?”
• Daniel 5:20And when his mind became arrogant and his spirit filled with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and his honor was removed from him.
• 1 Corinthians 1:29so that no one can boast in his presence.
• 1 Corinthians 3:21So then, no more boasting about mere mortals! For everything belongs to you,
• 2 Corinthians 11:12And what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may eliminate any opportunity for those who want a chance to be regarded as our equals in the things they boast about.
• 2 Corinthians 12:10Therefore I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
• Isaiah 45:24they will say about me, “Yes, the Lord is a powerful deliverer.”’” All who are angry at him will cower before him.
• Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is God’s power for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Commentaries on Galatians 6:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14But God forbid that I should glory - Whatever others may do, or whatever they may exult or glory in, God forbid that I should exult, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; in the grand doctrine, that justification and salvation are only through Christ crucified, he having made an atonement for the sin of the world by his passion and death. And I glory, also, in the disgrace and persecution which I experience through my attachment to this crucified…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14But God forbid - See the note at Romans 3:4. “For me it is not to glory except in the cross of Christ.” The object of Paul here is evidently to place himself in contrast with the judaizing teachers, and to show his determined purpose to glory in nothing else but the cross of Christ. Well they knew that he had as much occasion for glorying in the things pertaining to the flesh, or in the observance of external rites and customs, as any of them. He had been…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-15Verses 12-15 Proud, vain, and carnal hearts, are content with just so much religion as will help to keep up a fair show. But the apostle professes his own faith, hope, and joy; and that his principal glory was in the cross of Christ. By which is here meant, his sufferings and death on the cross, the doctrine of salvation by a crucified Redeemer. By Christ, or by the cross of Christ, the world is crucified to the believer, and he to the world. The more we…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14Unlike the false teachers mentioned in 6:12–13, Paul wanted to increase God's glory. He did not want to increase his own reputation. Boasting about following the law would take away from recognizing the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. In the Greco-Roman world, the cross seemed foolish to non-believers (5:11; 1 Corinthians 1:23; compare John 6:53–61). But it is the foundation of a Christian's faith and hope (1 Corinthians 1:17–18; 15:3; Philippians 2:8–11…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Translate, "But as for me (in opposition to those gloriers 'in your flesh,' Ga 6:13), God forbid that I," &c. in the cross--the atoning death on the cross. Compare Php 3:3, 7, 8, as a specimen of his glorying. The "cross," the great object of shame to them, and to all carnal men, is the great object of glorying to me. For by it, the worst of deaths, Christ has destroyed all kinds of death [Augustine, Tract 36, on John, sec. 4]. We are to testify the…Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 6:14

• Cross
• Crucifixion
• Humility
• Love
• Sanctification
• Self-Denial

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Commentaries on Galatians 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings