Galatians 5:7

5:7 You were running well; who prevented you from obeying ¹  the truth?

Galatians 6:3

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

Galatians 1:9

1:9 As we have said before, and now I say again, if any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be condemned to hell! ² 

Galatians 3:1

Justification by Law or by Faith?

3:1 You ³  foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell ⁴  on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed ⁵  as crucified!

[5:7]  ¹ tn Or “following.” BDAG 792 s.v. πείθω 3.b states, “obey, follow w. dat. of the pers. or thing…Gal 3:1 v.l.; 5:7.”

[1:9]  ² tn See the note on this phrase in the previous verse.

[3:1]  ³ tn Grk “O” (an interjection used both in address and emotion). In context the following section is highly charged emotionally.

[3:1]  ⁴ tn Or “deceived”; the verb βασκαίνω (baskainw) can be understood literally here in the sense of bewitching by black magic, but could also be understood figuratively to refer to an act of deception (see L&N 53.98 and 88.159).

[3:1]  ⁵ tn Or “publicly placarded,” “set forth in a public proclamation” (BDAG 867 s.v. προγράφω 2).