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I. Their character — they have the name and the form — but not the spirit of Christ — the spirit of liberty.

II. Their craft — they creep into the Church — by the wrong door — unawares, because disguised.

III. Their object — to spy out what they can — to do mischief.

(J. Lyth.)

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KJV: And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

WEB: This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage;