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Time after Pentecost · Proper 4 · Year C

Galatians 1:1-12

No Other Gospel

June 4, 2028

The Conversion of Saint Paul, Caravaggio
The Conversion of Saint Paul, Caravaggio, 1601Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
The horse fills most of the picture and the man is on his back underneath it with his arms up, lit by something outside the frame.Paul, an apostle sent neither by human commission nor from human authorities, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead.CaravaggioCaravaggio, who left out the vision and painted only its effect on a body.Santa Maria del Popolo, RomeSanta Maria del Popolo, Rome.Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelLuke 7:1-10Lk 7:1-10
EpistleGal. 1:1-12Gal 1:1-12
Old Testament1 Kings 8:22-24, 27-29, 41-431 Kgs 8:22-24, 27-29, 41-43
PsalterPs. 96:1-9Ps 96:1-9

Overview & Insights

“I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you… and turning to a different gospel.” (Galatians 1:6)

Paul opens his letter to the Galatians by defending his apostleship as coming directly from Jesus Christ and God the Father, not from any human source. He expresses astonishment that the Galatians are abandoning the true gospel for a distortion and pronounces a curse on anyone, even an angel, who preaches a different gospel.

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Commentary

Galatians 1 CommentaryGal 1 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's commentary on Paul's defense of his apostleship and his warning against a different gospel.

Galatians 1 CommentaryGal 1 Commentary Precept Austin

An inductive, verse-by-verse study of Paul's opening argument.

Galatians 1:1 CommentariesGal 1:1 Commentaries BibleHub

A single page collecting several classic commentaries on this opening.

Commentary on Galatians 1:1-12Commentary on Gal 1:1-12 Working Preacher

Reflects on Paul's astonishment at the Galatians turning to a different gospel.

Background & Word Study

Galatians 1:1 InterlinearGal 1:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek interlinear text for Paul's opening greeting and warning.

Book of Galatians OverviewBook of Gal Overview BibleProject

An overview video on the letter's argument for the true gospel.

The Church Fathers

Galatians 1Gal 1 Catena

Patristic comment collected verse by verse on Paul's opening chapter.

Art & Music

Art, music and hymns for Galatians 1:1-12Art, music and hymns for Gal 1:1-12 Vanderbilt

The Vanderbilt Divinity Library index of visual art, hymns and music chosen for this reading.

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