Focused Passage

Galatians 1:6-10

No Other Gospel: Paul’s Apostolic Authority and Gospel Defense

Paul opens by grounding his apostleship in divine commission, announces Christ's self-giving rescue, condemns any rival gospel, and defends the divine origin of his message through his conversion testimony.

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6I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

7which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.

8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!

9As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!

10Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

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Verse 6

Original words

I am amazedΘαυμάζωG2296Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularvvvὅτιG3754ConjunctionhowοὕτωςG3779AdverbquicklyταχέωςG5030Adverbyou are desertingμετατίθεσθεG3346Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural-ἀπὸG575Prepositionthe [One who]τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularcalledκαλέσαντοςG2564Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralbyἐνG1722Preposition[the] graceχάριτιG5485Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[and are turning] toεἰςG1519Prepositiona differentἕτερονG2087Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingulargospelεὐαγγέλιονG2098Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 7

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whichG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularisἔστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularnot evenοὐκG3756Adverb[a gospel]ἄλλοG243Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularEvidentlyεἰG1487Conjunction. . .μήG3361AdverbsomeτινέςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural[people]οἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralareεἰσινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluraltroublingταράσσοντεςG5015Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontryingθέλοντεςG2309Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralto distortμεταστρέψαιG3344Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivetheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingulargospelεὐαγγέλιονG2098Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 8

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ButἈλλὰG235ConjunctionevenκαὶG2532ConjunctionifἐὰνG1437ConjunctionweἡμεῖςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person PluralorG2228Conjunctionan angelἄγγελοςG32Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularfromἐξG1537PrepositionheavenοὐρανοῦG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularshould preach a gospelεὐαγγελίζηται*G2097Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .ὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Pluralcontrary toπαρ’G3844Prepositionthe oneG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularwe preachedεὐηγγελισάμεθαG2097Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 1st Person Pluralto youὑμῖνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plurallet him beἔστωG1510Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singularunder a curseἀνάθεμαG331Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Verse 9

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AsὡςG5613Adverbwe have said beforeπροειρήκαμενG4302Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralsoκαὶG2532ConjunctionnowἄρτιG737AdverbI sayλέγωG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularagainπάλινG3825AdverbIfεἴG1487ConjunctionanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singularis preaching to you a gospelεὐαγγελίζεταιG2097Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .ὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Pluralcontrary toπαρ’G3844Prepositionthe oneG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularyou receivedπαρελάβετεG3880Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plurallet him beἔστωG1510Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singularunder a curseἀνάθεμαG331Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Verse 10

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{Am I} nowἌρτιG737Adverb-γὰρG1063Conjunctionseeking the approvalπείθωG3982Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularof menἀνθρώπουςG444Noun - Accusative Masculine PluralorG2228Conjunction-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Singularof GodΘεόνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularOrG2228Conjunctionam I strivingζητῶG2212Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singularto pleaseἀρέσκεινG700Verb - Present Infinitive ActivemenἀνθρώποιςG444Noun - Dative Masculine PluralIfεἰG1487ConjunctionI were still trying to pleaseἤρεσκονG700Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular. . .ἔτιG2089AdverbmenἀνθρώποιςG444Noun - Dative Masculine PluralvvvἂνG302ParticlevvvοὐκG3756AdverbI would not beἤμηνG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singulara servantδοῦλοςG1401Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof ChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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