8. This persuasion--Greek, "The persuasion," namely, to
which you are yielding. There is a play on words in the original, the
Greek for persuasion being akin to "obey"
(Ga 5:7).
This persuasion which ye have obeyed.
cometh not of--that is "from." Does not emanate from Him, but from
an enemy.
that calleth you--
(Ga 5:13;
Ga 1:6;
Php 3:14;
1Th 5:24).
The calling is the rule of the whole race [BENGEL].
JFB.
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