Galatians 1:7

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܐܰܝܕ݂ܳܐ ܕ݁ܠܳܐ ܐܺܝܬ݂ܶܝܗ ܐܶܠܳܐ ܐ݈ܢܳܫܳܐ ܗܽܘ ܐܺܝܬ݂ ܕ݁ܕ݂ܳܠܚܺܝܢ ܠܟ݂ܽܘܢ ܘܨܳܒ݂ܶܝܢ ܕ݁ܰܢܫܰܚܠܦ݂ܽܘܢ ܣܒ݂ܰܪܬ݂ܶܗ ܕ݁ܰܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ ܀

Bible Verse Review
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but: Galatians 2:4, Galatians 4:17, Galatians 5:10, Galatians 5:12, Galatians 6:12, Galatians 6:13, Galatians 6:17, Acts 15:1-5, Acts 15:24, Acts 20:30, Romans 16:17, Romans 16:18, 2 Corinthians 11:13

pervert: Galatians 5:10, Galatians 5:12, Jeremiah 23:26, Matthew 24:24, Acts 13:10, Acts 15:1, Acts 15:24, 2 Corinthians 2:17, 2 Corinthians 4:2, 1 Timothy 4:1-3, 2 Timothy 2:18, 2 Timothy 3:8, 2 Timothy 3:9, 2 Timothy 4:3, 2 Timothy 4:4, Titus 1:10, Titus 1:11, 2 Peter 2:1-3, 1 John 2:18, 1 John 2:19, 1 John 2:26, 1 John 4:1, 2 John 1:7, 2 John 1:10, Jude 1:4, Revelation 2:2, Revelation 2:6, Revelation 2:14, Revelation 2:15, Revelation 2:20, Revelation 12:9, Revelation 13:14, Revelation 19:20, Revelation 20:3

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 23:36 - for ye Matthew 26:10 - Why Acts 15:19 - that Acts 20:27 - I have Romans 1:16 - the gospel 1 Corinthians 1:13 - Christ 1 Corinthians 3:11 - General 2 Corinthians 11:4 - another gospel 2 Corinthians 11:12 - them 2 Corinthians 11:29 - and I burn Ephesians 4:5 - one faith Ephesians 4:14 - tossed Philippians 1:27 - the gospel Philippians 3:18 - enemies 1 Timothy 1:3 - charge 1 Timothy 6:3 - any 2 Timothy 2:14 - the subverting

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Which is not another,.... It is no Gospel, no joyful sound, no good news, and glad tidings; the doctrine which attributes justification to the works of the law, or mixes grace and works in the business of salvation, which was the doctrine of these false teachers, is no Gospel; not truly so, however it may be called; nor does it bring any solid peace and joy to distressed minds. There is but one pure Gospel of the grace of God, and Christ, and his apostles; there is not one and another; there is but one faith, one doctrine and scheme of faith; the Gospel is single and uniform, all of a piece, has no yea and nay, or contradiction in it; this trumpet gives no uncertain sound, nor any dreadful, but a joyful one:

but there be some that trouble you; meaning the false apostles, whose names he does not think fit to mention, as being unworthy to be named, and to have their names transmitted to posterity. These troubled the churches with their doctrines and principles, by raising disputes and controversies among them, injecting doubts and scruples into their minds, which puzzled and confounded them, and made them uneasy, and which broke in upon that peace of soul which the Gospel brings and establishes; for no true solid peace is attained to, and enjoyed, but by the doctrine of justification by the righteousness of Christ, pardon by his blood, and atonement by his sacrifice, which the doctrine of justification by works, c. tends to destroy.

And would pervert the Gospel of Christ which has Christ for its author, subject, and preacher; and particularly the doctrine of justification by his righteousness, which they sought to change, to throw into a different shape and form, to adulterate by mixing it with the works of the law, and so, if possible, destroy it: to this they showed a good will, but were not able to effect, for the Gospel is an everlasting one; it is immovable, and so is that particular doctrine of it; it remains, and will remain in spite of opposition to it. Thus the apostle prudently lays the blame of the Galatians removing from the Gospel to another upon the false teachers, hoping he should be able to reclaim them by solid arguments, and gentle methods.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Which is not another - There is also a great variety of views in regard to the meaning of this expression. Tyndale translates it: “which is nothing else but there be some that trouble you.” Locke, “which is not owing to anything else but only this, that ye are troubled with a certain sort of people who would overturn the gospel of Christ.” But Rosenmuller, Koppe, Bloomfield, and others, give a different view; and according to them the sense is, “which, however, is not another gospel, nor indeed the gospel at all, or true,” etc. According to this, the design was to state, that what they taught had none of the elements or characteristics of the gospel. It was a different system, and one which taught an entirely different method of justification before God. It seems to me that this is the true sense of the passage, and that Paul means to teach them that the system, though it was called the gospel, was essentially different from that which he had taught, and which consisted in simple reliance on Christ for salvation. The system which they taught, was in fact the Mosaic system; the Jewish mode, depending on the rites and ceremonies of religion; and which, therefore, did not deserve to be called the gospel. It would lead them again with burdensome rites, and with cumbrous institutions, from which it was the great purpose of the gospel to relieve them.

But there be some that trouble you - Though this is most manifestly another system, and not the gospel at all, yet there are some persons who are capable of giving trouble and of unsettling your minds, by making it plausible. They pretend that they have come direct front the apostles at Jerusalem; that they have received their instructions from them, and that they preach the true gospel as they teach it. They pretend that Paul was called into the office of an apostle after them; that he had never seen the Lord Jesus; that he had derived his information only from others; and thus they are able to present a plausible argument, and to unsettle the minds of the Galatians.

And would pervert - That is, the tendency of their doctrine is wholly to turn away (μεταστρέψαι metastrepsai), to destroy, or render useless the gospel of Christ. It would lead to the denial of the necessity of dependence on the merits of the Lord Jesus for salvation, and would substitute dependence on rites and ceremonies. This does not of necessity mean that such was the design of their teaching, for they might have been in the main honest; but that such was the tendency and result of their teaching. It would lead people to rely on the Mosaic rites for salvation.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 7. Which is not another — It is called a gospel, but it differs most essentially from the authentic narratives published by the evangelists. It is not gospel, i.e. good tidings, for it loads you again with the burdens from which the genuine Gospel has disencumbered you. Instead of giving you peace, it troubles you; instead of being a useful supplement to the Gospel of Christ, it perverts that Gospel. You have gained nothing but loss and damage by the change.