(KJV) Galatians 112

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⥃Paul’s Greeting to the Galatians

[1] Paul, an3 apostle, (not4 of men, neither5 by man, but6 by Jesus Christ, and7 God the Father, who raised8 him from the dead;) [2] And all9 the brethren which are with me, unto the churches10 of Galatia: [3] Grace [be] to you and peace from God the Father, and [from] our Lord Jesus Christ,11 [4] Who gave12 himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from13 this present evil world, according14 to the will of God and our15 Father: [5] To whom16 [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen17.

⥃No Other Gospel

[6] I marvel18 that ye are so19 soon removed from him that called20 you into the grace21 of Christ unto22 another gospel: [7] Which is not another; but23 there be some that trouble you, and would pervert24 the gospel of Christ. [8] But though25 we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let26 him be accursed27. [9] As we said before, so28 say I now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you than29 that ye have received, let him be accursed.

⥃Paul Preaches the Gospel

[10] For do I now30 persuade31 men, or God? or do I seek32 to please men? for if33 I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant34 of Christ. [11] But I certify you, brethren, that35 the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. [12] For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught [it], but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. [13] For ye36 have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how37 that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: [14] And profited38 in the Jews’ religion above many my equals39 in mine own nation, being40 more exceedingly zealous of the traditions41 of my fathers. [15] But when it42 pleased God, who43 separated me from my mother’s womb, and44 called [me] by his grace, [16] To reveal45 his Son in me, that46 I might preach him among the heathen; immediately47 I conferred not with flesh48 and blood: [17] Neither went49 I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned50 again unto Damascus. [18] Then after three years I went up51 to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. [19] But other of the apostles saw I none, save James52 the Lord’s53 brother. [20] Now the things which I write unto you, behold54, before God, I lie not. [21] Afterwards I came55 into the regions of Syria and Cilicia56; [22] And was unknown by face unto the churches57 of Judea which were in58 Christ: [23] But they had heard only, That he which59 persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. [24] And they glorified God in me. 60

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  1. The Galatians, or Gallograecians, were the descendants of Gauls, who migrated from their own country, and after a series of disasters, got possession of a large district in Asia Minor, from them called Galatia (Pausanias, Attic. c. iv). They are mentioned by historians as a tall and valiant people, who went nearly naked, and used for arms only a buckler and sword; and the impetuosity of their attack is said to have been irresistible. Their religion, before their conversion was extremely corrupt and superstitious; they are said to have worshipped the mother of the gods, under the name of Adgistis; and to have offered human sacrifices of the prisoners they took in war. Though they spoke the Greek language in common with almost all the inhabitants of Asia Minor, yet it appears from Jerome that they retained their original Gaulish language even as late as the fifth century. Christianity appears to have been first planted in these regions by St. Paul himself (Gal 1:6; Gal 4:13); who visited the churches at least twice in that country (Acts 16:6; Acts 18:23). It is evident that this epistle was written soon after their reception of the gospel, as he complains of their speedy apostasy from his doctrine (Gal 1:6); and as there is no notice of his second journey into that country, it has been supposed, with much probability, that it was written soon after his first, and consequently about ad 52 or 53. It appears that soon after the Apostle had left them, some Judaizing teachers intruded themselves into the churches; drawing them off from the true gospel, to depend on ceremonial observances, and to the vain endeavour of “establishing their own righteousness.” It was in order to oppose this false gospel that St. Paul addressed the Galatians, and after saluting the churches of Galatia, and establishing his apostolic commission against the attacks of the false teachers, he reproves them for departing from that gospel which he had preached to them, and confirmed by the gift of the Holy Ghost - proves that justification is by faith alone, and not by the deeds of the law, from the example of Abraham, the testimony of Scripture, the curse of the law, the redemption of Christ, and the Abrahamic covenant, which the law could not disannul - shews the use of the law in connection with the covenant of grace; concludes that all believers are delivered from the law, and made the spiritual seed of Abraham by faith in Christ; illustrates his inference by God’s treatment of the Jewish church, which he put under the law, as a father puts a minor under a guardian; shews the weakness and folly of the Galatians in subjecting themselves to the law, and that by submitting themselves to circumcision they become subject to the whole law, and would forfeit the benefits of the covenant of grace; gives them various instructions and exhortations for their Christian conduct, and particularly concerning the right use of their Christian freedom; and concludes with a brief summary of the topics discussed, and by commending them to the grace of Christ. ↩

  2. Gal 1:1, He wonders that they have so soon left him and the gospel; Gal 1:8, and accurses those that preach any other gospel than he did; Gal 1:11, He learned the gospel not of men, but of God; Gal 1:14, and shews what he was before his calling; Gal 1:17, and what he did immediately after it. ↩

  3. Rom 1:1; 1Cor 1:1 ↩

  4. Gal 1:11-12, Gal 1:17 ↩

  5. Acts 1:16-26, Acts 13:2-4 ↩

  6. Acts 9:6, Acts 9:15-16, Acts 22:10, Acts 22:14-21, Acts 26:16-18; Rom 1:4-5; 2Cor 3:1-3; Eph 3:8; 1Tim 1:11-14; 2Tim 1:1; Titus 1:3 ↩

  7. Matt 28:18-20; John 5:19, John 10:30, John 20:21 ↩

  8. Acts 2:24-32, Acts 3:15; Rom 4:24-25, Rom 10:9, Rom 14:9; Eph 1:19-20; Heb 13:20; 1Pet 1:21; Rev 1:5, Rev 1:18, Rev 2:8 ↩

  9. Phil 2:22, Phil 4:21 ↩

  10. Acts 9:31, Acts 15:41, Acts 16:5-6, Acts 18:23; 1Cor 16:1 ↩

  11. Rom 1:7-15; 1Cor 1:3; 2Cor 1:2, 2Cor 13:14; Eph 1:2; Phil 1:2; Col 1:2; 1Thess 1:1; 2Thess 1:2; 2John 1:3 ↩

  12. Gal 2:20; Matt 20:28, Matt 26:28; Mark 10:45; Luke 22:19; John 10:11, John 10:17-18; Rom 4:25; Eph 5:2; 1Tim 2:6; Titus 2:14; Heb 9:14, Heb 10:9-10; 1Pet 2:24; 1Pet 3:18; 1John 2:2, 1John 3:16; Rev 1:5 ↩

  13. Gal 6:14; Isa 65:17; John 12:31, John 14:30, John 15:18-19, John 17:14-15; Rom 12:2; 2Cor 4:4; Eph 2:2, Eph 6:12; Heb 2:5, Heb 6:5; Jas 4:4; 1John 2:15-17, 1John 5:4-5, 1John 5:19; 1John 5:20; Rev 5:9, Rev 7:9 ↩

  14. Ps 40:8; Matt 26:42; Luke 22:42; John 5:30, John 6:38, John 14:30-31; Rom 8:3, Rom 8:27, Rom 8:32; Eph 1:3, Eph 1:11; Heb 10:4-10 ↩

  15. Matt 6:9; Rom 1:7; Eph 1:2; Phil 4:20; 1Thess 3:11, 1Thess 3:13; 2Thess 2:16 ↩

  16. 1Chr 29:13; Ps 41:13, Ps 72:19; Isa 24:15, Isa 42:12; Matt 6:13; Luke 2:14; Rom 11:36, Rom 16:27; Eph 1:12; Phil 4:20; 1Tim 1:17; 2Tim 4:18; Heb 13:21; 1Pet 5:11; 2Pet 3:18; Jude 1:25; Rev 4:9-11, Rev 5:12, Rev 7:12, Rev 14:7 ↩

  17. Matt 28:20 ↩

  18. Mark 6:6; John 9:30 ↩

  19. Gal 3:1-5, Gal 4:9-15, Gal 5:4, Gal 5:7; Ps 106:13; Isa 29:13; Jer 2:12-13 ↩

  20. Gal 5:8; 1Cor 4:15; 2Thess 2:14; 2Tim 1:9; 1Pet 1:15; 2Pet 1:3 ↩

  21. Acts 15:11; Rom 5:2; 1Tim 1:14; 2Tim 2:1; Rev 22:21 ↩

  22. Rom 10:3; 2Cor 11:4 ↩

  23. Gal 2:4, Gal 4:17, Gal 5:10, Gal 5:12, Gal 6:12-13, Gal 6:17; Acts 15:1-5, Acts 15:24, Acts 20:30; Rom 16:17-18; 2Cor 11:13 ↩

  24. Gal 5:10, Gal 5:12; Jer 23:26; Matt 24:24; Acts 13:10, Acts 15:1, Acts 15:24; 2Cor 2:17, 2Cor 4:2; 1Tim 4:1-3; 2Tim 2:18, 2Tim 3:8-9, 2Tim 4:3-4; Titus 1:10-11; 2Pet 2:1-3; 1John 2:18-19, 1John 2:26, 1John 4:1; 2John 1:7, 2John 1:10; Jude 1:4; Rev 2:2, Rev 2:6, Rev 2:14-15, Rev 2:20, Rev 12:9; Rev 13:14, Rev 19:20, Rev 20:3 ↩

  25. Gal 1:9; 1Cor 16:22; 2Cor 11:13-14; 1Tim 1:19-20; Titus 3:10; Rev 22:18-19 ↩

  26. Gal 3:10, Gal 3:13; Gen 9:25; Deut 27:15-26; Josh 9:23; 1Sam 26:19; Neh 13:25; Matt 25:41; 2Pet 2:14 ↩

  27. Mark 14:71; Acts 23:14; Rom 9:3; 1Cor 12:3, 1Cor 16:22 *Gr. ↩

  28. 2Cor 1:17, 2Cor 13:1-2; Phil 3:1, Phil 4:4 ↩

  29. Deut 4:2, Deut 12:32, Deut 13:1-11; Prov 30:6; Rev 22:18-19 ↩

  30. Acts 4:19-20, Acts 5:29; 2Cor 5:9-11; 1Thess 2:4 ↩

  31. 1Sam 21:7; Matt 28:14; Acts 12:20; Rom 2:8 *Gr: 1John 3:9 ↩

  32. 2Cor 12:19; 1Thess 2:4 ↩

  33. Matt 22:16; Rom 15:1-2; 1Cor 10:33; Eph 6:6; Col 3:22; Jas 4:4 ↩

  34. Rom 1:1 ↩

  35. Gal 1:1; 1Cor 2:9-10, 1Cor 11:23, 1Cor 15:1-3; Eph 3:3-8 ↩

  36. Acts 22:3-5, Acts 26:4-5 ↩

  37. Acts 8:1, Acts 8:3, Acts 9:1-2, Acts 9:13-14, Acts 9:21, Acts 9:26, Acts 22:4-5, Acts 26:9-11; 1Cor 15:9; Phil 3:6; 1Tim 1:13 ↩

  38. Isa 29:13, Isa 57:12 ↩

  39. Gr. equals in years ↩

  40. Acts 22:3, Acts 26:5, Acts 26:9; Phil 3:4-6 ↩

  41. Jer 15:2; Matt 15:2-3, Matt 15:6; Mark 7:3-13; Col 2:8; 1Pet 1:8 ↩

  42. Deut 7:7-8; 1Sam 12:22; 1Chr 28:4-5; Matt 11:26; Luke 10:21; 1Cor 1:1; Eph 1:5, Eph 1:9, Eph 3:11 ↩

  43. Isa 49:1, Isa 49:5; Jer 1:5; Luke 1:15-16; Acts 9:15, Acts 13:2, Acts 22:14-15; Rom 1:1 ↩

  44. Rom 1:5, Rom 8:30, Rom 9:24; 1Cor 1:9, 1Cor 1:24, 1Cor 15:10; 2Thess 2:13-14; 1Tim 1:12-14; 2Tim 1:9; 1Pet 5:10 ↩

  45. Matt 16:17; 1Cor 2:9-13; 2Cor 4:6; Eph 1:17-18, Eph 3:5-10 ↩

  46. Gal 2:7-9; Acts 9:15, Acts 22:21, Acts 26:17-18; Rom 1:13-14, Rom 11:13, Rom 15:16-19; Eph 3:1, Eph 3:8; Col 1:25-27; 1Thess 2:16; 1Tim 2:7; 2Tim 1:11 ↩

  47. Gal 1:11-12, Gal 2:1, Gal 2:6; Deut 33:9; Luke 9:23-25, Luke 9:59-62; Acts 26:19-20; 2Cor 5:16 ↩

  48. Matt 16:17, Matt 26:41; 1Cor 15:50; Eph 6:12; Heb 2:14 ↩

  49. Gal 1:18; Acts 9:20-25 ↩

  50. 2Cor 11:32-33 ↩

  51. or, I returned, Acts 9:26-29, Acts 22:17-18 ↩

  52. Matt 10:3; Mark 3:18; Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13, James the son of Alpheus, Jas 1:1; Jude 1:1 ↩

  53. Matt 13:55; Mark 6:3; 1Cor 9:5 ↩

  54. Rom 9:1; 2Cor 11:10-11, 2Cor 11:31 ↩

  55. Acts 9:30, Acts 11:25-26, Acts 13:1, Acts 15:23, Acts 15:41, Acts 18:18, Acts 21:3 ↩

  56. Acts 6:9, Acts 21:39, Acts 22:3, Acts 23:34 ↩

  57. Acts 9:31; 1Thess 2:14 ↩

  58. Rom 16:7; 1Cor 1:30; Phil 1:1; 1Thess 1:1; 2Thess 1:1 ↩

  59. Acts 9:13, Acts 9:20, Acts 9:26; 1Cor 15:8-10; 1Tim 1:13-16 ↩

  60. Num 23:23; Luke 2:14, Luke 7:16, Luke 15:10, Luke 15:32; Acts 11:18, Acts 21:19-20; 2Cor 9:13; Col 1:3-4; 2Thess 1:10, 2Thess 1:12 ↩