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 this present evil age according to the will of our God and Father, 5to whom be glory forever and ever! Amen. I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are following a different gospel – 7not that there really is another gospel, but there are some who are disturbing you and wanting 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 condemned to hell!

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 6:6And he was amazed because of their unbelief. Then he went around among the villages and taught.
• John 9:30The man replied, “This is a remarkable thing, that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see!
• Galatians 3:1You foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed as crucified!
• Galatians 4:9But now that you have come to know God (or rather to be known by God), how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless basic forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?
• Galatians 5:4You who are trying to be declared righteous by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace!
• Psalms 106:13They quickly forgot what he had done; they did not wait for his instructions.
• Isaiah 29:13The sovereign master says, “These people say they are loyal to me; they say wonderful things about me, but they are not really loyal to me. Their worship consists of nothing but man-made ritual.
• Jeremiah 2:12Be amazed at this, O heavens! Be shocked and utterly dumbfounded,” says the Lord.
• Galatians 5:8This persuasion does not come from the one who calls you!
• 1 Corinthians 4:15For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:14He called you to this salvation through our gospel, so that you may possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 2 Timothy 1:9He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began,
• 1 Peter 1:15but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,
• 2 Peter 1:3I can pray this because his divine power has bestowed on us everything necessary for life and godliness through the rich knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence.
• Acts 15:11On the contrary, we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in the same way as they are.”
• Romans 5:2through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory.

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