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New King James Version

Galatians 1:2

and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Galatia;   Scofield Reference Index - Churches;   Gospel;   Grace;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Antioch in pisidia;   Galatia;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Church;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Galatians, Epistle to;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Apostle;   Barnabas;   Galatia;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Church;   Galatians, Letter to the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Galatia;   Paul the Apostle;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abstinence;   Derbe ;   Galatia ;   Galatians Epistle to the;   Law;   Miracles;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Galatia ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Paul;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Church;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Church Government;   Galatia;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christian;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for October 23;  

Parallel Translations

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
Legacy Standard Bible
and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
Simplified Cowboy Version
All the other cowboys in my outfit send howdies as well.To the cowboys in God's outfits in Galatia:
Bible in Basic English
And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
Darby Translation
and all the brethren with me, to the assemblies of Galatia.
Christian Standard Bible®
and all the brothers who are with me: To the churches of Galatia.
World English Bible
and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
who raised him from the dead) And all the brethren who are with me,
Weymouth's New Testament
and all the brethren who are with me: To the Churches of Galatia.
King James Version (1611)
And all the brethren which are with mee, vnto the Churches of Galatia:
Literal Translation
and all the brothers with me, to the assemblies of Galatia.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& all the brethre which are wt me. Vnto the cogregacios in Galacia.
Mace New Testament (1729)
who are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: grace be to you, and peace from God the father,
Amplified Bible
and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
American Standard Version
and all the brethren that are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
Revised Standard Version
and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and all the brethren which are with me. Vnto the congregacios of Galacia.
Update Bible Version
and all the brothers that are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
Webster's Bible Translation
And all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
Young's Literal Translation
and all the brethren with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
New Century Version
This letter is also from all those of God's family who are with me. To the churches in Galatia:
New English Translation
and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.
Berean Standard Bible
and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
Complete Jewish Bible
To: The Messianic communities in Galatia:
English Standard Version
and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
Geneva Bible (1587)
And all the brethren which are with me, vnto the Churches of Galatia:
George Lamsa Translation
And all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
Hebrew Names Version
and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
International Standard Version
and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches in Galatia.1 Corinthians 16:1; Philippians 2:22; 4:21;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
and all the brethren who are with me, to the churches which are in Galatia:
Murdock Translation
and all the brethren who are with me; unto the churches which are in Galatia.
New Living Translation
All the brothers and sisters here join me in sending this letter to the churches of Galatia.
New Life Bible
All the Christians join me in writing to you who are in the churches in the country of Galatia.
English Revised Version
and all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
New Revised Standard
and all the members of God's family who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And all the brethren with me; - unto the assemblies of Galatia:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all the brethren who are with me: to the churches of Galatia.
King James Version
And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
Lexham English Bible
and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And all the brethren which are with me. Unto ye Churches of Galacia:
Easy-to-Read Version
Greetings also from all those in God's family who are with me. To the churches in Galatia:
New American Standard Bible
and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
Good News Translation
All the believers who are here join me in sending greetings to the churches of Galatia:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that reiside hym fro deth, and alle the britheren that ben with me, to the chirchis of Galathie,

Contextual Overview

1 Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead), 2 and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: 3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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

Genesis 1:12
And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:14
Then God said, "Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;
Job 26:7
He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth on nothing.
Job 26:14
Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways, And how small a whisper we hear of Him! But the thunder of His power who can understand?"
Psalms 33:6
By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
Isaiah 45:18
For thus says the LORD, Who created the heavens, Who is God, Who formed the earth and made it, Who has established it, Who did not create it in vain, Who formed it to be inhabited: "I am the LORD, and there is no other.
Nahum 2:10
She is empty, desolate, and waste!The heart melts, and the knees shake;Much pain is in every side,And all their faces are drained of color. Joel 2:6 ">[fn]

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.


 
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