the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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THE MESSAGE
Galatians 1:2
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and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
All the other cowboys in my outfit send howdies as well.To the cowboys in God's outfits in Galatia:
And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
and all the brethren with me, to the assemblies of Galatia.
and all the brothers who are with me: To the churches of Galatia.
and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
who raised him from the dead) And all the brethren who are with me,
and all the brethren who are with me: To the Churches of Galatia.
And all the brethren which are with mee, vnto the Churches of Galatia:
and all the brothers with me, to the assemblies of Galatia.
& all the brethre which are wt me. Vnto the cogregacios in Galacia.
who are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: grace be to you, and peace from God the father,
and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
and all the brethren that are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
and all the brethren which are with me. Vnto the congregacios of Galacia.
and all the brothers that are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
And all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
and all the brethren with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
This letter is also from all those of God's family who are with me. To the churches in Galatia:
and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.
and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
To: The Messianic communities in Galatia:
and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
And all the brethren which are with me, vnto the Churches of Galatia:
And all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches in Galatia.1 Corinthians 16:1; Philippians 2:22; 4:21;">[xr]
and all the brethren who are with me, to the churches which are in Galatia:
and all the brethren who are with me; unto the churches which are in Galatia.
and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
All the brothers and sisters here join me in sending this letter to the churches of Galatia.
All the Christians join me in writing to you who are in the churches in the country of Galatia.
and all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
and all the members of God's family who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
And all the brethren with me; - unto the assemblies of Galatia:
And all the brethren who are with me: to the churches of Galatia.
And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.
And all the brethren which are with me. Unto ye Churches of Galacia:
Greetings also from all those in God's family who are with me. To the churches in Galatia:
and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
All the believers who are here join me in sending greetings to the churches of Galatia:
that reiside hym fro deth, and alle the britheren that ben with me, to the chirchis of Galathie,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
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all: Philippians 2:22, Philippians 4:21
churches: Acts 9:31, Acts 15:41, Acts 16:5, Acts 16:6, Acts 18:23, 1 Corinthians 16:1
Reciprocal: Joshua 22:15 - General 1 Corinthians 1:2 - the church 2 Corinthians 11:31 - God 1 Thessalonians 1:1 - unto the 2 Timothy 4:10 - Galatia 1 Peter 1:1 - Galatia
Cross-References
God spoke: "Lights! Come out! Shine in Heaven's sky! Separate Day from Night. Mark seasons and days and years, Lights in Heaven's sky to give light to Earth." And there it was.
The skies were made by God 's command; he breathed the word and the stars popped out. He scooped Sea into his jug, put Ocean in his keg.
God , Creator of the heavens— he is, remember, G od. Maker of earth— he put it on its foundations, built it from scratch. He didn't go to all that trouble to just leave it empty, nothing in it. He made it to be lived in. This God says: "I am God , the one and only. I don't just talk to myself or mumble under my breath. I never told Jacob, ‘Seek me in emptiness, in dark nothingness.' I am God . I work out in the open, saying what's right, setting things right. So gather around, come on in, all you refugees and castoffs. They don't seem to know much, do they— those who carry around their no-god blocks of wood, praying for help to a dead stick? So tell me what you think. Look at the evidence. Put your heads together. Make your case. Who told you, and a long time ago, what's going on here? Who made sense of things for you? Wasn't I the one? God ? It had to be me. I'm the only God there is— The only God who does things right and knows how to help. So turn to me and be helped—saved!— everyone, whoever and wherever you are. I am God , the only God there is, the one and only. I promise in my own name: Every word out of my mouth does what it says. I never take back what I say. Everyone is going to end up kneeling before me. Everyone is going to end up saying of me, ‘Yes! Salvation and strength are in God !'" All who have raged against him will be brought before him, disgraced by their unbelief. And all who are connected with Israel will have a robust, praising, good life in God !
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And all the brethren which are with me,.... Meaning either the brethren of the church where he was when he wrote this epistle, who were children of the same Father, regenerated by the same grace, belonged to the same family and household of God, and were heirs together of the grace of life; or else his fellow ministers, who were assisting to him in his work, and were companions with him in his travels, and whom he sometimes mentions by name and joins with him in his epistles, as Sosthenes, Silvanus, and Timothy; and the rather he takes notice of the brethren here, whoever are meant, to show that they agreed with him in the doctrines of grace he defends, and in the charges he brought against this church, and in the reproofs and advice he gave them; which he might suppose, and hope, would have the greater weight and influence upon them;
unto the churches of Galatia; Galatia was a country in the lesser Asia, inhabited by the Gauls, who coming thither out of Europe, mixed with the Grecians; whence it was first called Gallo Graecia, and afterwards Galatia; :-. The metropolis of it, as Pliny b says, was formerly Gordium, and the chief towns or cities, according to him, were Ancyra, Tavium, and Pessinus; and in some, or all of these places, it is very probable, were the churches here mentioned; :-. It seems there were more than one in this country; for the primitive churches were not national nor provincial, but congregational, consisting of persons called out of the world, and joined together in holy fellowship and who walked in the commandments and ordinances of the Lord: and though these churches had many among them that were disorderly, and were swerving from the faith of the Gospel, yet were not unchurched, but honoured still with the name of churches, there being no perfection to be expected in this state of things; as not in particular persons, so not in congregated bodies and societies; though it is observed by some, that they are barely called churches, without any additional epithets, as churches of God, beloved of God, called to be saints, faithful and sanctified in Christ, which are bestowed on other churches; whereby the apostle is thought to show his indignation and resentment at their principles and practices. For quickly after the Gospel was preached unto them, false teachers crept in among them, endeavouring to subvert it, by mixing it with the law, and joining Moses and Christ; and in which they very much succeeded; and is the reason of the apostle's writing this epistle.
b Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 32.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And all the brethren which are with me - It was usual for Paul to associate with him the ministers of the gospel, or other Christians who were with him, in expressing friendly salutations to the churches to which he wrote, or as uniting with him, and concurring in the sentiments which he expressed. Though Paul claimed to be inspired, yet it would do much to conciliate favor for what he advanced, if others also concurred with what he said, and especially if they were known to the churches to which the epistles were written. Sometimes the names of others were associated with his in the Epistle; see the 1 Corinthians 1:1 note; Philippians 1:1 note; Colossians 1:1 note; 1 Thessalonians 1:1 note. Since we do not know where this epistle was written, of course we are ignorant who the “brethren” were, who are here referred to. They may have been ministers with Paul, or they may have been the private members of the churches. Commentators have been much divided in opinion on the subject; but all is conjecture. It is obviously impossible to determine.
Unto the churches - How many churches there were in Galatia is unknown. There were several cities in Galatia, as Ancyria, Tavia, Pessinus, etc. It is not improbable that a church had been established in each of the cities, and, since they were not far distant from each other, and the people had the same general character and habits, it is not improbable that they had fallen into the same errors. Hence, the Epistle is directed to them in common.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Galatians 1:2. And all the brethren which are with me — It is very likely that this refers to those who were his assistants in preaching the Gospel, and not to any private members of the Church.
Churches of Galatia — Galatia was a region or province of Asia Minor; there was neither city nor town of this name. See the preface. But as, in this province, St. Paul had planted several Churches, he directs the epistle to the whole of them; for it seems they were all pretty nearly in the same state, and needed the same instructions.
