Bible Strands
Galatians 1:6
I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul writes to the Galatian churches immediately after his opening blessing, addressing believers who have recently accepted his initial message. He confronts them at a moment of sudden spiritual realignment.
The words — Θαυμάζω (Thaumazō) literally means I am astonished, and μετατίθεσθε (metatithesthe) means you are deserting or turning away. These verbs anchor Paul’s statement in a direct observation of their rapid departure from Christ’s call.
The thread — The warning aligns with 2 Corinthians 11:4 on receiving a different spirit, recalls Galatians 5:7 on obstruction from the truth, and mirrors Isaiah 29:13 on external compliance masking internal distance. The sequence tracks how external pressure distorts core revelation.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to verify whether their current teaching matches Christ’s original call or merely accommodates human alteration. It demands immediate self-examination before compromise becomes entrenched.
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The Greek words
King James Version
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
Cross-references
- 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 accepted, you put up with it very easily.
- Galatians 5:7 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 by men.
- Psalms 106:13 Yet they soon forgot His works and failed to wait for His counsel.
- Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
- Galatians 4:9 But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
- 1 Timothy 1:3 As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
- Jeremiah 2:12 Be stunned by this, O heavens; be shocked and utterly appalled,” declares the LORD.
- Acts 15:11 On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
- Romans 10:3 Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.