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Galatians 5:7-8 KJV
Galatians · chapter 5 · verses 7–8
7Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? 8This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.Galatians 5:7-8 · King James Version
Galatians 5:7-8 in context
5For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
7Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
8This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
9A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
10I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
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Key words (Strong's)
- persuasionpeismonēpersuasion, treacherous or deceptive persuasionG3988 →
- callethkaleōto call, to call aloud, utter in a loud voice, to invite, to callG2564 →
- hinderanakoptōto beat back, checkG348 →
- hinderegkoptōto cut into, to impede one s course by cutting off his way, hinderG1465 →
- wellkalōsbeautifully, finely, excellently, well, rightly, so that there shall be no room for…G2573 →
- obeypeithōpersuade, to persuadeG3982 →
- runtrechōto run, of persons in haste, of those who run in a race course, metaph., of doctrine…G5143 →
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In the former part of this chapter the apostle cautions the Galatians to take heed of the judaizing teachers, who endeavoured to bring them back under the bondage of the law.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-12