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

4In order to free us from this present evil world, Christ took the punishment for our sins, because that was what our God and Father wanted. 5Glory belongs to our God and Father forever! Amen. I’m surprised that you’re so quickly deserting Christ, who called you in his kindness, to follow a different kind of good news. 7But what some people are calling good news is not really good news at all. They are confusing you. They want to distort the Good News about Christ. 8Whoever tells you good news that is different from the Good News we gave you should be condemned to hell, even if he is one of us or an angel from heaven.

Galatians 1:6 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• I marvelθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• ye areμετατίθημιmetatithēmi · to transportG3346
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• soonταχέωςtacheōs · soonG5030
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• him thatὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• youσύsu · youG4771
• intoἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the graceχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• of ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• anotherἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuaggelion · gospelG2098

Cross-references for Galatians 1:6

• Mark 6:6Their unbelief amazed him. Then Jesus went around to the villages and taught.
• John 9:30The man replied to them, “That’s amazing! You don’t know where he’s from. Yet, he gave me sight.
• Galatians 3:1You stupid people of Galatia! Who put you under an evil spell? Wasn’t Christ Jesus’ crucifixion clearly described to you?
• Galatians 4:9But now you know God, or rather, God knows you. So how can you turn back again to the powerless and bankrupt principles of this world? Why do you want to become their slaves all over again?
• Galatians 5:4Those of you who try to earn God’s approval by obeying his laws have been cut off from Christ. You have fallen out of God’s favor.
• Psalms 106:13They quickly forgot what he did. They did not wait for his advice.
• Isaiah 29:13The Lord says, “These people worship me with their mouths and honor me with their lips. But their hearts are far from me, and their worship of me is ⌞based on⌟ rules made by humans.
• Jeremiah 2:12Be horrified over this, heaven. Be terribly afraid,” declares the Lord.
• Galatians 5:8The arguments of the person who is influencing you do not come from the one who is calling you.
• 1 Corinthians 4:15You may have countless Christian guardians, but you don’t have many ⌞spiritual⌟ fathers. I became your father in the Christian life by telling you the Good News about Christ Jesus.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:14With this in mind he called you by the Good News which we told you so that you would obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Timothy 1:9God saved us and called us to be holy, not because of what we had done, but because of his own plan and kindness. Before the world began, God planned that Christ Jesus would show us God’s kindness.
• 1 Peter 1:15But because the God who called you is holy, you must be holy in every aspect of your life.
• 2 Peter 1:3God’s divine power has given us everything we need for life and for godliness. This power was given to us through knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and integrity.
• Acts 15:11We certainly believe that the Lord Jesus saves us the same way that he saves them—through his kindness.”
• Romans 5:2Through Christ we can approach God and stand in his favor. So we brag because of our confidence that we will receive glory from 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