Galatians 1:11

Paul’s Vindication of His Apostleship

1:11 Now ¹  I want you to know, brothers and sisters, ²  that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. ³ 

Galatians 2:8

2:8 (for he who empowered ⁴  Peter for his apostleship ⁵  to the circumcised ⁶  also empowered me for my apostleship to the Gentiles) ⁷ 

Galatians 2:21

2:21 I do not set aside ⁸  God’s grace, because if righteousness ⁹  could come through the law, then Christ died for nothing! ¹⁰ 

Galatians 3:18

3:18 For if the inheritance is based on the law, it is no longer based on the promise, but God graciously gave ¹¹  it to Abraham through the promise.

Galatians 4:22

4:22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the ¹²  slave woman and the other by the free woman.

Galatians 5:6

5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love. ¹³ 

Galatians 5:14

5:14 For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, ¹⁴  namely, “You must love your neighbor as yourself.” ¹⁵ 

Galatians 6:7

6:7 Do not be deceived. God will not be made a fool. ¹⁶  For a person ¹⁷  will reap what he sows,

Galatians 6:9

6:9 So we must not grow weary ¹⁸  in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up. ¹⁹ 

¹ tc ‡ The conjunction δέ (de) is found in Ì⁴⁶ א*^,2 A D¹ Ψ 1739 1881 Ï sy bo, while γάρ (gar) is the conjunction of choice in א¹ B D*^,c F G 33 pc lat sa. There are thus good representatives on each side. Scribes generally tended to prefer γάρ in such instances, most likely because it was more forceful and explicit. γάρ is thus seen as a motivated reading. For this reason, δέ is preferred.

² tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).

³ tn Grk “is not according to man.”

⁴ tn Or “worked through”; the same word is also used in relation to Paul later in this verse.

⁵ tn Or “his ministry as an apostle.”

⁶ tn Grk “to the circumcision,” i.e., the Jewish people.

⁷ tn Grk “also empowered me to the Gentiles.”

⁷ tn Or “I do not declare invalid,” “I do not nullify.”

⁸ tn Or “justification.”

⁹ tn Or “without cause,” “for no purpose.”

¹⁰ tn On the translation “graciously gave” for χαρίζομαι (carizomai) see L&N 57.102.

¹³ tn Paul’s use of the Greek article here and before the phrase “free woman” presumes that both these characters are well known to the recipients of his letter. This verse is given as an example of the category called “well-known (‘celebrity’ or ‘familiar’) article” by ExSyn 225.

¹⁶ tn Grk “but faith working through love.”

¹⁹ tn Or “can be fulfilled in one commandment.”

²⁰ sn A quotation from Lev 19:18.

²² tn Or “is not mocked,” “will not be ridiculed” (L&N 33.409). BDAG 660 s.v. μυκτηρίζω has “of God οὐ μ. he is not to be mocked, treated w. contempt, perh. outwitted Gal 6:7.”

²³ tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.

²⁵ tn Or “not become discouraged,” “not lose heart” (L&N 25.288).

²⁶ tn Or “if we do not become extremely weary,” “if we do not give out,” “if we do not faint from exhaustion” (L&N 23.79).