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Galatians 1

Galatians 1:6

No Other Gospel · Galatians 1:6–9
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Translations

Modern
I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
Traditional
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
Literal
I marvel that so quickly you are deserting from the One having called you in the grace of Christ to another gospel,
Latin
Miror quod sic tam cito transferimini ab eo qui vos vocavit in gratiam Christi in aliud Evangelium:

Original

Greek
English
I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

Notes

Galatians 1:6

  • The Galatians were deserting (or abandoning) God by rejecting the good news about Jesus that Paul shared. Instead, they were depending on the law. God called them to himself through Christ's loving mercy, not through the law (2:16).

  • the One who called you: See 1:15; Romans 8:30; 9:24; 11:29.

  • a different gospel: Some people taught that non-Jewish Christians had to be circumcised to join God's family. Paul rejected any requirement other than faith in Jesus (see Galatians 5:2–4).

Galatians 1:6–10

I am amazed: In most of his letters, Paul usually expressed gratitude and prayed for those who received his letters after his greeting (for example, Romans 1:8–10; 1 Corinthians 1:4–5; Philippians 1:3–6; Colossians 1:3–5; 2 Thessalonians 1:3–12). But he had nothing positive to say about the Galatian church.

Galatians 1:1–2:21

Some people were against Paul and questioned whether he was a true apostle. They did not believe he was honest and did not think he had the right to be a leader in the church. So Paul begins his letter by explaining that he really was an apostle with authority from God.

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) Apostasy Tolerance

People

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world

Glossary

Backsliding Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Circumcision Faith Gospel Justification, Justified Letter to the Galatians Ordain, Ordination Paul the Apostle

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