Galatians 1:19

1:19 But I saw none of the other apostles ¹  except James the Lord’s brother.

Galatians 2:18

2:18 But if I build up again those things I once destroyed, ²  I demonstrate that I am one who breaks God’s law. ³ 

Galatians 3:29

3:29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, ⁴  heirs according to the promise.

Galatians 5:15

5:15 However, if you continually bite and devour one another, ⁵  beware that you are not consumed ⁶  by one another.

Galatians 6:3

6:3 For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

[1:19]  ¹ tn Grk “But another of the apostles I did not see, except…” with “another” in emphatic position in the Greek text. Paul is determined to make the point that his contacts with the original twelve apostles and other leaders of the Jerusalem church were limited, thus asserting his independence from them.

[2:18]  ² tn Or “once tore down.”

[2:18]  ³ tn Traditionally, “that I am a transgressor.”

[3:29]  ³ tn Grk “seed.” See the note on the first occurrence of the word “descendant” in 3:16.

[5:15]  ⁴ tn That is, “if you are harming and exploiting one another.” Paul’s metaphors are retained in most modern translations, but it is possible to see the meanings of δάκνω and κατεσθίω (daknw and katesqiw, L&N 20.26 and 88.145) as figurative extensions of the literal meanings of these terms and to translate them accordingly. The present tenses here are translated as customary presents (“continually…”).

[5:15]  ⁵ tn Or “destroyed.”