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Galatians 1:1-12

No Other Gospel

March 5, 2028

The Conversion of Saint Paul, Caravaggio
The Conversion of Saint Paul, Caravaggio, 1601Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
Most of the canvas is taken up by a horse. Paul is on his back on the ground with his arms up and his eyes shut, and the groom has not noticed anything.The gospel I proclaimed is not of human origin. I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.CaravaggioThe painter who put street models and raking light into altarpieces, killed a man in a brawl, and changed European painting in under twenty years.Santa Maria del Popolo, RomeA church by the old northern gate of Rome, with two Caravaggios facing each other across a narrow chapel.Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 7:1-10Lk 7:1-10
EpistleGal. 1:1-12Gal 1:1-12
Old Testament1 Kings 8:22-23, 41-431 Kgs 8:22-23, 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

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

The Lutheran home commentary on Paul's astonishment and his defense of the one true gospel.

Galatians 1:1-12 CommentaryGal 1:1-12 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

A verse-by-verse evangelical study of Paul's apostolic defense and his warning against a different gospel.

Galatians Commentaries and SermonsGal Commentaries and Sermons Precept Austin

A gateway to inductive word studies and cross references across Galatians.

Galatians 1:1 CommentariesGal 1:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentaries gathered verse by verse on Paul's greeting and rebuke.

Galatians 1:1 Verse-by-Verse CommentaryGal 1:1 Verse-by-Verse Commentary StudyLight

A large library of expositors stacked verse by verse for a further voice on the passage.

Background & Word Study

Galatians 1:1 InterlinearGal 1:1 Interlinear BibleHub

The Greek of the passage word by word with parsing and lexical helps.

Galatians OverviewGal Overview BibleProject

An animated overview of Paul's letter and the controversy over the true gospel.

The Church Fathers

Galatians 1 (Catena)Gal 1 (Catena) Catena

Patristic comments verse by verse on Paul's apostleship and his warning against a different gospel.

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