Galatians 1:6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
II. Loyalty to the Gospel[a]
6 (A)I am amazed that you are so quickly forsaking the one who called you[b] by [the] grace [of Christ] for a different gospel
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- 1:6–10 In place of the usual thanksgiving (see note on Rom 1:8), Paul, with little to be thankful for in the Galatian situation, expresses amazement at the way his converts are deserting the gospel of Christ for a perverted message. He reasserts the one gospel he has preached (Gal 1:7–9) and begins to defend himself (Gal 1:10).
- 1:6 The one who called you: God or Christ, though in actuality Paul was the divine instrument to call the Galatians.
Galatians 1:6
New International Version
No Other Gospel
6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called(A) you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel(B)—
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