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 Him be the glory forever and ever! Amen. I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from the One who called you by the grace of Messiah, to a different “good news”— 7not that there is another, but only some who are confusing you and want to distort the Good News of Messiah. 8But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should announce any “good news” to you other than what we have proclaimed to you, let that person be cursed!

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 astonished because of their unbelief. And He was going around among the villages teaching.
• John 9:30The man replied to them, “That’s amazing! You don’t know where He is from, yet He opened my eyes!
• Galatians 3:1O foolish Galatians, who cast a spell on you? Before your eyes Yeshua the Messiah was clearly portrayed as crucified.
• Galatians 4:9But now you have come to know God—or rather you have come to be known by God. So how can you turn back again to those weak and worthless principles? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?
• Galatians 5:4You who are trying to be justified by Torah have been cut off from Messiah; you have fallen away from grace.
• Psalms 106:13How quickly they forgot His works, and would not wait for His counsel!
• Isaiah 29:13So Adonai says, “Since these people draw near with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, yet their hearts are far from Me, and their fear of Me is a mitzvah taught by men.
• Jeremiah 2:12Be appalled at this, O heavens! Be utterly horrified and dumbfounded.” It is a declaration of Adonai.
• Galatians 5:8This detour doesn’t come from the One who calls you.
• 1 Corinthians 4:15For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Messiah, yet you do not have many fathers. For in Messiah Yeshua, I became your father through the Good News.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:14He called you to this salvation through our proclaiming the Good News, for you to gain the glory of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
• 2 Timothy 1:9He has saved us and called us with a holy calling— not because of our deeds but because of His own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Messiah Yeshua before time began,
• 1 Peter 1:15Instead, just like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in everything 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 virtue.
• Acts 15:11But instead, we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Yeshua, in the same way as they are.”
• Romans 5:2Through Him we also have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand and boast 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