{And now} (kai nun). Sharp comparison between his youth
and the present. {To be judged for the hope} (ep'
elpidi--krinomenos). The hope of the resurrection and of the
promised Messiah ( 13:32 ). Page calls verses 6-8 a parenthesis
in the course of Paul's argument by which he shows that his life
in Christ is a real development of the best in Pharisaism. He
does resume his narrative in verse 9 , but verses 6-8 are the
core of his defence already presented in Ga 3 Ro 9-11 where he
proves that the children of faith are the real seed of Abraham.
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