“From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.”
From now on, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. — Paul's cryptic declaration: 'stigmata tou Iēsou' (marks of Jesus, slave-branding marks) visible on his body testify to his belonging to Christ ('doulos Christou'); these 'marks' likely refer to scars from persecution (cf. 2 Corinthians 11:23-25), making his body a text of apostolic suffering.
Church Fathers on Galatians 6:17
“From henceforth let no man trouble me.” This he says not as though he were wearied or overpowered; he who chose to do and suffer all for his disciples' sake; he who said, “Be instant in season, out of season;” 2 Timothy 4:2 he who said, “If perhaps God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth, and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil;” 2 Timothy 2:25-26 how shall he now become relaxed and fall back? Wherefore does he say this? It is to…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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