Galatians 5:7
5 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?
8 Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.
9 A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?
- KJV
- Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
- WEB
- You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth?
- ASV
- Ye were running well; who hindered you that ye should not obey the truth?
- DARBY
- Ye ran well; who has stopped you that ye should not obey the truth?
- BLB
- You⁺ were running well. Who obstructed you⁺ not to obey the truth?
- ÅB
- Dere løp godt; hvem hindret dere fra å lyde sannheten?
- OTB
- Dere var i god fremgang. Hvem hindret dere fra å følge sannheten?
- B1930
- I løp godt; hvem hindret eder fra å lyde sannheten?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 9:24
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
Read in contextGalatians 3:1
O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
Read in contextHebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
Read in contextMatthew 13:21
But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
Read in context1 Peter 1:22
Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
Read in contextHebrews 5:9
And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
Read in context2 Corinthians 10:5
We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
Read in contextRomans 10:16
But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
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