Pentecost Season · Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year C
Galatians 1:1-2, 6-10
No Other Gospel
June 4, 2028
Overview & Insights
"I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you...and are turning to a different gospel." (Galatians 1:6)
Paul opens Galatians with unusual bluntness, skipping his customary thanksgiving to confront a church that is abandoning the gospel he preached for a distorted substitute. He insists his gospel came directly from Jesus Christ, not from human approval.
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Commentary
Galatians 1 Commentary: Paul, an Apostle Enduring Word · David Guzik
Guzik covers Paul's greeting and his alarm at the Galatians deserting the true gospel.
Galatians 1:8 Commentaries BibleHub
Multiple commentators on Paul's warning against any gospel other than the one he preached.
Galatians 1 - Barnes' Notes StudyLight
Barnes' detailed notes on Paul's opening argument and his claim to apostolic authority.
Galatians 1 Commentary Precept Austin
A verse-by-verse, word-study heavy treatment of Paul's defense of his gospel.
Galatians 1:1-12 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
A preaching-oriented reading of Paul's astonishment at the Galatians' quick defection.
Background & Word Study
Galatians course Enter the Bible
Sets Paul's letter in its historical controversy over the terms of Gentile inclusion.
Galatians BibleProject
Traces the letter's argument so this opening confrontation reads in context.
Galatians 1:8 Interlinear BibleHub
Shows the Greek anathema, accursed, behind Paul's warning against a false gospel.
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