GAL 1:6 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) I’m astounded that you people have so quickly replaced the good message that you heard from the one who called you to the messiah’s grace. You’ve replaced it with another narrative

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT I am amazed that you are turning away so quickly to a different gospel from the one having called you in the grace of Christ,

UST I am very disappointed that so soon after you trusted in the Messiah you are turning away from God. God chose you to be in a relationship that is based on the kindness of the Messiah. I am also disappointed that so soon you are believing a different message which some say is “good news.”

BLB I am amazed that so quickly you are deserting from the One having called you in the grace of Christ to another gospel,

AICNT I am astonished that you are so quickly turning away from the one who called you in the grace [of Christ] to a different gospel,

OEB ¶ I am astonished at your so soon deserting him, who called you through the love of Christ, for a different “good news,”

WEBBE I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”,

WMBB I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Messiah to a different “good news”,

NET I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are following a different gospel –

LSV I wonder that you are so quickly removed from Him who called you in the grace of Christ to another good news—

FBV I'm shocked at how quickly you're abandoning the God who by the grace of Christ called you. You are turning to a different kind of good news

TCNT I am astonished that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you by the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel,

T4T I am very disappointed [IRO] that so soon after you trusted in Christ you have turned away from God. He chose you in order that you might have what Christ freely/kindly gives. I am also disappointed that so soon you are believing a different message which some say is “good news.”

LEB ¶ I am astonished that you are turning away so quickly from the one who called you by the grace of Christ to a different gospel,

BBE I am surprised that you are being so quickly turned away from him whose word came to you in the grace of Christ, to good news of a different sort;

Moff I am astonished you are hastily shifting like this, deserting Him who called you by Christ's grace and going over to another gospel.

Wymth I marvel that you are so readily leaving Him who called you by the grace of Christ, and are adhering to a different Good News.

ASV ¶ I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel;

DRA I wonder that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ, unto another gospel.

YLT I wonder that ye are so quickly removed from Him who did call you in the grace of Christ to another good news;

Drby I wonder that ye thus quickly change, from him that called you in Christ's grace, to a different gospel,

RV I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel;
(I marvel that ye/you_all are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel; )

SLT I wonder that so quickly are ye transferred from him having called you by the grace of Christ to another good news:

Wbstr I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ, to another gospel:

KJB-1769 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
(I marvel that ye/you_all are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: )

KJB-1611 I marueile, that you are so soone remoued from him, that called you into the grace of Christ, vnto an other Gospel:
(I marvel, that you are so soon removed from him, that called you into the grace of Christ, unto another Gospel:)

Bshps I maruayle, that ye are so soone turned from him that had called you in the grace of Christe, vnto another Gospell:
(I marvel, that ye/you_all are so soon turned from him that had called you in the grace of Christ, unto another Gospel:)

Gnva I marueile that ye are so soone remoued away vnto another Gospel, from him that had called you in the grace of Christ,
(I marvel that ye/you_all are so soon removed away unto another Gospel, from him that had called you in the grace of Christ, )

Cvdl I maruell yt ye are so soone turned (from him that called you in the grace of Christ) vnto another Gospell:
(I marvel it ye/you_all are so soon turned (from him that called you in the grace of Christ) unto another Gospel:)

TNT I marvayle that ye are so sone turned from him that called you in the grace of Christ vnto another gospell:
(I marvayle that ye/you_all are so son turned from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto another gospel: )

Wycl I wondur, that so soone ye be thus moued fro hym that clepid you in to the grace of Crist, in to another euangelie; which is not anothir,
(I wondur, that so soon ye/you_all be thus moved from him that called you in to the grace of Christ, in to another euangelie; which is not another,)

Luth Mich wundert, daß ihr euch so bald abwenden lasset von dem, der euch berufen hat in die Gnade Christi, auf ein ander Evangelium,
(Me/Myself sore/rawert, that you(pl)/their/her you so soon abwenden let from to_him, the/of_the you appointed has in the grace Christi, on/in/to a at_the gospel,)

ClVg Miror quod sic tam cito transferimini ab eo qui vos vocavit in gratiam Christi in aliud Evangelium:[fn]
(Miror that so tam quickly transferimini away by_him who/which you(pl) he_called in/into/on grace of_Christ in/into/on something_else the_Gospel: )

1.6 Miror. De destructione legis consequenter agit Apostolus. Et de levitate eos reprehendit, quod ab Evangelio indiscrete transierunt ad legem. Et quia Galata, translatio dicitur, congrue ex ipso nomine reprehensionis occasionem sumit. Et cum hæc prædicta bona sunt ex Christo, miror quod bene instructi prius, sic, tam vehementer et tam brevi tempore, transferimini, etc.

1.6 Miror. From/About destructione law consequenter acts Apostolus. And from/about levitate them reprehendit, that away Evangelio indiscrete they_passed to the_law. And because Galata, transfer it_is_said, congrue from himself by_name reprehensionis opportunity sumit. And when/with these_things aforementioned good(s) are from to_Christ/Messiah, miror that well instructi first/before, so, tam vehemently and tam shortly at_the_time, transferimini, etc.

UGNT θαυμάζω ὅτι οὕτως ταχέως, μετατίθεσθε ἀπὸ τοῦ καλέσαντος ὑμᾶς ἐν χάριτι Χριστοῦ, εἰς ἕτερον εὐαγγέλιον,
(thaumazō hoti houtōs taⱪeōs, metatithesthe apo tou kalesantos humas en ⱪariti Ⱪristou, eis heteron euangelion,)

SBL-GNT Θαυμάζω ὅτι οὕτως ταχέως μετατίθεσθε ἀπὸ τοῦ καλέσαντος ὑμᾶς ἐν χάριτι Χριστοῦ εἰς ἕτερον εὐαγγέλιον,
(Thaumazō hoti houtōs taⱪeōs metatithesthe apo tou kalesantos humas en ⱪariti Ⱪristou eis heteron euangelion,)

RP-GNT Θαυμάζω ὅτι οὕτως ταχέως μετατίθεσθε ἀπὸ τοῦ καλέσαντος ὑμᾶς ἐν χάριτι χριστοῦ εἰς ἕτερον εὐαγγέλιον·
(Thaumazō hoti houtōs taⱪeōs metatithesthe apo tou kalesantos humas en ⱪariti ⱪristou eis heteron euangelion;)

TC-GNT Θαυμάζω ὅτι οὕτω ταχέως μετατίθεσθε ἀπὸ τοῦ καλέσαντος ὑμᾶς ἐν χάριτι Χριστοῦ εἰς ἕτερον εὐαγγέλιον·
(Thaumazō hoti houtō taⱪeōs metatithesthe apo tou kalesantos humas en ⱪariti Ⱪristou eis heteron euangelion; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:6–10: Paul rebuked the Galatians for turning away from the true gospel

In this section, Paul began his plea with the Galatians to turn back to the true gospel. He did this in several ways:

He rebuked them for turning away from the true gospel.
He condemned anyone who proclaimed any other gospel.

At this point in most of Paul’s other letters, he thanked God for his readers. The fact that he does not do that in Galatians shows how concerned and upset he was.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Do not follow false teaching

Do not turn away from the true gospel

Follow the Good News We Gave You (GW)

There Is No Other Gospel (NRSV)

1:6a–c

(reordered) I am very surprised at you^(plur). God called you to experience/know Christ’s grace/kindness. But you quickly started to desert him and have started to follow another gospel.

In some languages, it will be more natural to put parts of 1:6a and 1:6c together. In order to do this, the order of some of the clauses in 1:6 will have to be changed. For example:

^aI am very surprised at you. ^bGod called you to live in the grace of Christ. ^aBut you quickly started to desert him ^cand started to follow another gospel.

1:6a–b

the One who: The words the One who refer to God the Father. Paul claimed that the Galatians were not only deserting the true gospel. They were deserting God himself.

Some other ways to translate these words are:

him who

God who

God. He

1:6a

I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One

¶ I am very surprised that you^(plur) are so quickly abandoning/rejecting him
¶ I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, (NLT)
¶ I am amazed at what you^(plur) are doing. You quickly started to turn your backs on God.

I am amazed: The Greek word that the BSB translates as amazed means “astonished” or “surprised.” The context determines whether the reaction is favorable or unfavorable. In this context it is unfavorable.

Paul had expected the Galatian believers to remain faithful to the true gospel. It was hard for him to believe that they were deserting the gospel. Translate this verb in a way that expresses a bad surprise. For example:

I am dismayed/disappointed

I am shocked (CEV)

I am very surprised

how quickly you are deserting: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as deserting here refers to switching from one side/team to another. Here it refers to a change of religious belief and practice. It indicates that the Galatians had started “turning away from” or “abandoning” the true gospel. The Greek tense of this verb indicates that the “turning away” was not yet complete.

The phrase how quickly indicates that the Galatians started to turn away from the gospel soon after Paul had taught it to them.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

that you are turning away so soon (NLT)

that you are so soon turning your backs on

that you are so quickly changing your minds and abandoning/leaving

1:6b

who called you by the grace of Christ

who called you^(plur) to live/experience the kindness of Christ
who called you to experience/know Christ’s kindness.
He invited you to experience/feel/taste the good/kind things that Christ does for us.

who called you by the grace of Christ: There is a textual issue in this clause. In some Greek manuscripts, this clause includes the Greek word for “Christ.” (1) Most English versions follow the Greek manuscripts that include the word Christ. For example: who called you by the grace of Christ (NIV) (BSB, NIV, GNT, ESV, NET, RSV, KJV, NASB, NJB, GW, NLT, JBP)(2) Some English versions follow Greek manuscripts that do not include the word Christ. For example: who called you by grace (REB) (REB, CEV)It is recommended that you follow option (1) and the majority of English versions. There are at least two ways to interpret the phrase that the BSB translates as by the grace of Christ.

It refers to the purpose for which God called us. God called us so that we should live in the grace of Christ.The rendering “live in the grace of Christ” is supported by other uses of the Greek word translated “call” in connection with the Greek preposition meaning “in” or “with.” Compare with 1 Corinthians 7:15, where many English versions supply the word “live” to fill out the Greek phrase that may be literally translated “called you/us in(to) peace.” Note also 1 Thessalonians 4:7, where again the Greek phrase literally translated is “called in(to) holiness,” but some versions add the word “live” to make the meaning clearer in English. In other words, God called the Galatians to experience Christ’s kindness. For example:
called you to live in the grace of Christ (NIV11) (NIV11, KJV)This interpretation is supported by Moo, p. 77; Fung, p. 44, Burton, p. 21, Schreiner, p. 85, and Rogers, p. 22.
It refers to the means by which God called us. God called us through/by the grace of Christ. For example:
called you by the grace of Christ (NIV) (BSB, NIV, GNT, NET, NASB, REB)

It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). Interpretation (1) has more commentary support than interpretation (2). Many English versions literally translate this phrase as “in the grace of Christ.” So they may also be following interpretation (1), but that is not certain.

When you translate 1:6b, you may want to use the NIV11 as your source text. It says:

called you to live in the grace of Christ (NIV11)

Here the word “live” is used in a figurative sense. Some languages can translate this figurative sense as something like “experience the grace of Christ.” In other languages, this idea is expressed by one of the verbs related to the senses. For example: see, hear, touch, smell, taste/drink, or know the grace of Christ.

Some other ways to translate 1:6b are:

called you to live/experience/know the kindness of Christ

called you to experience/feel/taste the good that Christ does for us

invited you to know that Christ helps us

invited you to receive Christ’s kindness/help

called you: Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

invited you

summoned you

the grace of Christ: The phrase grace of Christ means “Christ’s kindness, generosity, or favor.” Christ shows his kindness to people who do not deserve it.

Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

Christ’s kindness

the kind/good things that Christ does for you

See also grace, Meaning 2 in the Glossary.

1:6c

and are turning to a different gospel—

and are believing another gospel.
You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News. (NLT)
You^(plur) are accepting a different message that you think is the Good News.

and are turning to a different gospel: This phrase further explains what the Galatians were doing when they started to desert God. They started turning to a different gospel. This means that they started to believe, accept, and follow a message that was different from the true gospel.

The BSB uses two verbs, “deserting” (in 1:6a) and turning (here), to translate one Greek verb. Most English versions also use two verbs.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

and are accepting another gospel (GNT)

and are following a different gospel (NET)

You have believed another message (CEV)

a different gospel: This phrase refers to a false gospel or false message. It contrasts with the true good news that Paul taught.

Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

a different kind of good news (GW)

a different way that pretends to be the Good News (NLT)