Paul considers the matter settled. He has said all that he has to say on the subject in this epistle. He has no more to add. He has clearly met all the arguments of his opponents. The idea of arranging a compromise between Christianity and Judaism by combining elements of both is worth no further consideration, and he refuses to give any more time or attention to the proposal (see on vs. 12, 13).

 Gr. stigmata, “marks” branding slaves or other property with the owner’s name or identifying symbol. Captives were sometimes so marked, and not infrequently soldiers had themselves branded with the name of their commanding officer. Temple slaves or devotees of a deity are also said to have been thus marked as evidence of their devotion. By “the marks of the Lord Jesus” Paul doubtless refers to the scars left upon his body by persecution and hardship (see 2 Cor. 4:10; 11:24-27). His opponents now insist on compelling his Gentile converts to accept the mark of circumcision as a token of their submission to Judaism. But Paul has marks that indicate whose slave he has become, and for him there is no other loyalty than to Christ (see on Gal. 6:14). The scars Paul had received from his enemies while in the service of his Master spoke most eloquently of his devotion to Christ. Most of these scars testified to the inveterate hatred of the Jews (see on ch. 5:11).