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Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Galatians 5:14

all the law—Greek, "the whole law," namely, the Mosaic law. Love to God is presupposed as the root from which love to our neighbor springs; and it is in this tense the latter precept (so "word" means here) is said to be the fulfilling of "all the law" (Leviticus 19:18). Love is "the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2; Matthew 7:12; Matthew 22:39-40; Romans 13:9-10).

is fulfilled—Not as received text "is being fulfilled," but as the oldest manuscripts read, "has been fulfilled"; and so "receives its full perfection," as rudimentary teachings are fulfilled by the more perfect doctrine. The law only united Israelites together: the Gospel unites all men, and that in relation to God [GROTIUS].

Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Galatians 5:14:

Galatians 5:6
Galatians 5:23
Galatians 6:2

 

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