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Galatians 5:7
7You were running a great race! Who blocked you from following the truth?
Galatians 5:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
- New International Version (NIV)You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth?
- English Standard Version (ESV)You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
- New King James Version (NKJV)You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
Context of Galatians 5:7
5For through the Ruach, by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness. 6For in Messiah Yeshua, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any meaning—but only trust and faithfulness expressing itself through love. You were running a great race! Who blocked you from following the truth? 8This detour doesn’t come from the One who calls you. 9A little hametz works its way through the whole batch of dough!
Read all of Galatians 5Galatians 5:7 word by word
ἐτρέχετε καλῶς· τίς ὑμᾶς ἐνέκοψεν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ μὴ πείθεσθαι;Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Galatians 5:7
- Matthew 13:21Yet he has no root himself but lasts only a short while; and when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.
- 1 Corinthians 9:24Don’t you know that in a stadium the runners all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win!
- Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also get rid of every weight and entangling sin. Let us run with endurance the race set before us,
- Galatians 3:1O foolish Galatians, who cast a spell on you? Before your eyes Yeshua the Messiah was clearly portrayed as crucified.
- Acts 6:7The word of God kept on spreading, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem greatly multiplied; even a great number of the kohanim were becoming obedient to the faith.
- Romans 2:8But to those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness—wrath and fury.
- Romans 6:17But thanks be to God that though you were slaves of sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching under which you were placed;
- Romans 10:16But not all heeded the Good News. For Isaiah says, “Adonai, who has believed our report?”
- Romans 15:18For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Messiah accomplished through me, to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles by word and deed,
- Romans 16:26but now is revealed and through the Writings of the Prophets has been made known to all the nations, according to the commandment of the eternal God to bring about obedience of faith—
- 2 Corinthians 10:5and every high-minded thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. We are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Messiah—
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire, He will command judgment on those who do not know God and do not heed the Good News of our Lord Yeshua.
- Hebrews 5:9And once made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him—
- Hebrews 11:8By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he was to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going.
- 1 Peter 1:22Now that you have purified your souls in obedience to the truth, leading to sincere brotherly love, love one another fervently from a pure heart.
Commentaries on Galatians 5:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Ye did run well - Ye once had the faith that worked by love - ye were genuine, active, useful Christians. Who doth hinder - Who prevented you from continuing to obey the truth? Ye could only be turned aside by your own consent. St. Paul here, as in 1 Corinthians 9:24; (note), compares Christianity to a race. See the notes on the above text.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Ye did run well - The Christian life is often represented as a race; see the notes at 1 Corinthians 9:24-26. Paul means here, that they began the Christian life with ardour and zeal; compare Galatians 4:15. Who did hinder you - Margin, “Drive you back.” The word used here ( ̓́ anakoptō) means properly to beat or drive back. Hence, it means to hinder, check, or retard. Dr. Doddridge remarks that this is “an Olympic expression, and properly signifies…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 The life of a Christian is a race, wherein he must run, and hold on, if he would obtain the prize. It is not enough that we profess Christianity, but we must run well, by living up to that profession. Many who set out fairly in religion, are hindered in their progress, or turn out of the way. It concerns those who begin to turn out of the way, or to tire in it, seriously to inquire what hinders them. The opinion or persuasion, ver. #(8), was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Living by faith is like running a race (see 1 Corinthians 9:24–27; Philippians 3:13–14; 2 Timothy 4:7–8). For the Galatians, the law became an obstacle instead of a support in this race (see Luke 11:52).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Translate, "Ye were running well" in the Gospel race (1Co 9:24-26; Php 3:13, 14). who, &c.--none whom you ought to have listened to [Bengel]: alluding to the Judaizers (compare Ga 3:1). hinder--The Greek means, literally, "hinder by breaking up a road." not obey the truth--not submit yourselves to the true Gospel way of justification.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Galatians 5
- 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
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