Galatians 5:8
in Galatians 5Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.
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ASV
This persuasion came not of him that calleth you.
KJV
This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
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This verse in Galatians 5
Commentary
15 notes on this verse(Verse 8) Your persuasion is not from the one who called you. In the Latin manuscripts, I found it written as follows: Your persuasion is from God, who called you. Indeed, I think that 'from the one' was originally written and gradually, due to similarity, 'from God' became more frequent, because it is 'from the one.'
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You were running so well
on Galatians 5:7-9
The race turns to a question, Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth? Enekopsen is a military word for breaking up a road to stop an advancing column.
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the One who calls you
The persuasion the Galatians heard came from men. God, who had called them by grace, stood behind none of it. The source of a teaching is Paul's test of it.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers4 voices
"This persuasion," that is, being persuaded to be circumcised by those who tell you. "This does not come from Christ, who calls you to His faith." So he said. You are not called by Christ for that reason, so as to be persuaded by those …
The truth is that the Jews imposed the yoke of the law on them by a human decision, not by the judgment of God, who was calling them to grace through his apostle.
It is for God to call and hearers to obey.
He who called you, called you not to such fluctuations, he did not lay down a Law, that you should judaize. Then, that no one might object, "Why do you thus magnify and aggravate the matter by your words; one commandment only of the Law have we kept, and yet you make this great outcry?" hear how he terrifies them, not by things present but future.
The Medieval Church1 voice
Then when he says, "Consent to no one," he removes the obstacle. First, on their part; Secondly, on God's part (v. 10); Thirdly, on the Apostle's part (v. 11). On their part when he says, "Consent to no one." Herein he shows what is required …
7 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church1 voice
That is, this attention to deceivers is not from Christ; for He did not call you to that end, that you should give heed to those who incline toward Judaism.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
This your present persuasion cometh not from God, who called you - to his kingdom and glory.
This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
The opinion or persuasion of which the apostle here speaks was no doubt that of the necessity of their being circumcised, and keeping the law of Moses, or of their mixing the works of the law with faith in Christ in the business of justification. This was what the judaizing teachers endeavoured to impose upon them, and what they had too easily fallen into.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
This persuasion - Of the necessity of your being circumcised and obeying the law of Moses, is not of him that calleth you. I never preached such a doctrine to you; I called you out of bondage to liberty, from a galling yoke to a cheerful service. Some translate πεισμονη, obedience or subjection. This subjection of yours to the Mosaic law is opposed to the will of God, and never was preached by me.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
This persuasion--Greek, "The persuasion," namely, to which you are yielding. There is a play on words in the original, the Greek for persuasion being akin to "obey" (Ga 5:7).
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
This persuasion - This belief that it is necessary to obey the laws of Moses, and to intermingle the observance of Jewish rites with the belief of the Christian doctrines in order to be saved. Not of him that calleth you - That is, of God, who had called them into his kingdom. That it refers to God and not to Paul is plain. They knew well enough that Paul had not persuaded them to it, and it was important now to show them that it could not be traced to God, though they who taught it pretended to be commissioned by him.
The words behind it
7 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἡ | he | [This] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πεισμονὴ | peismone | persuasion [is] | G3988 → | |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → | 1664 times |
| ἐκ | ek | of | G1537 → | 911 times |
| τοῦ | tou | the [One] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| καλοῦντος | kalountos | calling | G2564 → | 147 times |
| ὑμᾶς. | humas | you. | G4771 → | 2973 times |
ἡ[This]
heG3588 →19766 times
πεισμονὴpersuasion [is]
peismoneG3988 →
οὐκnot
oukG3756 →1664 times
ἐκof
ekG1537 →911 times
τοῦthe [One]
touG3588 →19766 times
καλοῦντοςcalling
kalountosG2564 →147 times
ὑμᾶς.you.
humasG4771 →2973 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- Genesis 50:20
As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.
- Romans 5:3–5
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
- 1 Corinthians 2:9
Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
- 1 Peter 5:10
Through
Galatians 1:6I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 11:4
For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you…
- Galatians 5:7–8
You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?
- Isaiah 29:13
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught…
- 2 Corinthians 11:4
Where this verse is studied
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About Galatians
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ambrosiaster, EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS 5.8; J. B. Lightfoot, Saint Paul's Epistle to the Galatians; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Galatians; John Chrysostom, Homily on Galatians 5; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on Galatians; Theodoret of Cyrus, EPISTLE TO THE GALATIANS 5.8; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Galatians and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Galatians.