Discovery BoxGalatians 1:15
Context1:15 But when the one 1 who set me apart from birth 2 and called me by his grace was pleased
Galatians 3:13
Context3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming 3 a curse for us (because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”) 4
Galatians 4:14-15
Context4:14 and though my physical condition put you to the test, you did not despise or reject me. 5 Instead, you welcomed me as though I were an angel of God, 6 as though I were Christ Jesus himself! 7 4:15 Where then is your sense of happiness 8 now? For I testify about you that if it were possible, you would have pulled out your eyes and given them to me!
Galatians 5:10
Context5:10 I am confident 9 in the Lord that you will accept no other view. 10 But the one who is confusing 11 you will pay the penalty, 12 whoever he may be.
Galatians 5:21
Context5:21 envying, 13 murder, 14 drunkenness, carousing, 15 and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God!
[1:15] 1 tc ‡ Several important witnesses have ὁ θεός (Jo qeos) after εὐδόκησεν (eudokhsen; so א A D Ψ 0278 33 1739 1881 Ï co) while the shorter reading is supported by Ì46 B F G 629 1505 pc lat. There is hardly any reason why scribes would omit the words (although the Beatty papyrus and the Western text do at times omit words and phrases), but several reasons why scribes would add the words (especially the need to clarify). The confluence of witnesses for the shorter reading (including a few fathers and versions) adds strong support for its authenticity. It is also in keeping with Paul’s style to refrain from mentioning God by name as a rhetorical device (cf. ExSyn 437 [although this section deals with passive constructions, the principle is the same]). NA27 includes the words in brackets, indicating some doubts as to their authenticity.
[1:15] 2 tn Grk “from my mother’s womb.”
[3:13] 3 tn Grk “having become”; the participle γενόμενος (genomenos) has been taken instrumentally.
[3:13] 4 sn A quotation from Deut 21:23. By figurative extension the Greek word translated tree (ζύλον, zulon) can also be used to refer to a cross (L&N 6.28), the Roman instrument of execution.
[4:14] 5 tn Grk “your trial in my flesh you did not despise or reject.”
[4:14] 6 tn Or “the angel of God.” Linguistically, “angel of God” is the same in both testaments (and thus, he is either “an angel of God” or “the angel of God” in both testaments). For arguments and implications, see ExSyn 252; M. J. Davidson, “Angels,” DJG, 9; W. G. MacDonald argues for “an angel” in both testaments: “Christology and ‘The Angel of the Lord’,” Current Issues in Biblical and Patristic Interpretation, 324-35.
[4:14] 7 tn Grk “as an angel of God…as Christ Jesus.” This could be understood to mean either “you welcomed me like an angel of God would,” or “you welcomed me as though I were an angel of God.” In context only the second is accurate, so the translation has been phrased to indicate this.
[5:10] 9 tn The verb translated “I am confident” (πέποιθα, pepoiqa) comes from the same root in Greek as the words translated “obey” (πείθεσθαι, peiqesqai) in v. 7 and “persuasion” (πεισμονή, peismonh) in v. 8.
[5:10] 10 tn Grk “that you will think nothing otherwise.”
[5:10] 11 tn Or “is stirring you up”; Grk “is troubling you.” In context Paul is referring to the confusion and turmoil caused by those who insist that Gentile converts to Christianity must observe the Mosaic law.
[5:10] 12 tn Or “will suffer condemnation” (L&N 90.80); Grk “will bear his judgment.” The translation “must pay the penalty” is given as an explanatory gloss on the phrase by BDAG 171 s.v. βαστάζω 2.b.β.
[5:21] 11 tn This term is plural in Greek (as is “murder” and “carousing”), but for clarity these abstract nouns have been translated as singular.
[5:21] 12 tc ‡ φόνοι (fonoi, “murders”) is absent in such important
