Galatians 1:6

Galatians 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
• New International Version (NIV)I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
• English Standard Version (ESV)I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
• New King James Version (NKJV)I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,

Context of Galatians 1:6

4who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. 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— 7which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!

Galatians 1:6 word by word

Θαυμάζω ὅτι οὕτως ταχέως μετατίθεσθε ἀπὸ τοῦ καλέσαντος ὑμᾶς ἐν χάριτι Χριστοῦ εἰς ἕτερον εὐαγγέλιονRead the interlinear

• I am amazedθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
• howὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• howοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• quicklyταχέωςtacheōs · soonG5030
• you are desertingμετατίθημιmetatithēmi · to transportG3346
• ·ἀπόapo · away fromG575
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• youσύsu · youG4771
• byἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a differentἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuaggelion · gospelG2098

Cross-references for Galatians 1:6

• Mark 6:6And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
• John 9:30“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
• Galatians 3:1O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
• Galatians 4:9But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
• Galatians 5:4You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
• Psalms 106:13Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.
• Isaiah 29:13Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.
• Jeremiah 2:12Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD.
• Galatians 5:8Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.
• 1 Corinthians 4:15Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:14To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Timothy 1:9He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
• 1 Peter 1:15But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
• 2 Peter 1:3His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
• Acts 15:11On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
• Romans 5:2through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

Commentaries on Galatians 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I marvel that ye are so soon removed - It was a matter of wonder to the apostle that a people, so soundly converted to God, should have so soon made shipwreck of their faith. But mutability itself has not a more apt subject to work upon than the human heart; the alternate workings of different passions are continually either changing the character, or giving it a different colouring. Reason, not passion, the word of God, not the sayings of men, should…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6I marvel - I wonder. It is remarked by Luther (his commentary at the place) that Paul uses as mild a word as possible here. He does not employ the language of severe reproof, but he expresses his astonishment that the thing should have occurred. He was deeply affected and amazed, that such a thing could have happened. They had cordially embraced the gospel; they had manifested the tenderest attachment for him; they had given themselves to God, and yet in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 Those who would establish any other way to heaven than what the gospel of Christ reveals, will find themselves wretchedly mistaken. The apostle presses upon the Galatians a due sense of their guilt in forsaking the gospel way of justification; yet he reproves with tenderness, and represents them as drawn into it by the arts of some that troubled them. In reproving others, we should be faithful, and yet endeavour to restore them in the spirit of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The 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…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Without the usual expressions of thanksgiving for their faith, &c., he vehemently plunges into his subject, zealous for "the glory" of God (Ga 1:5), which was being disparaged by the Galatians falling away from the pure Gospel of the "grace" of God. I marvel--implying that he had hoped better things from them, whence his sorrowful surprise at their turning out so different from his expectations. so soon--after my last visit; when I hoped and thought…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Galatians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings