Notes for Galatians

Galatians 1

aS 1Co 1:1

bver 11, 12

cver 15, 16; S Ac 9:15; 20:24

dver 15, 16; S Ac 9:15; 20:24

eS Ac 2:24

fPhp 4:21

gS Ac 16:6

hS Ro 1:7

1 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15; 4:12, 28, 31; 5:11, 13; 6:1, 18.

iS Mt 20:28; S Ro 4:25; S 1Co 15:3; Gal 2:20

jS 1Co 1:20

kS Php 4:20

lS Ro 11:36

mver 15; S Ro 8:28

n2Co 11:4

oAc 15:24; Gal 5:10

pJer 23:16, 36

qver 11, 16; 1Co 15:1; 2Co 11:4; Gal 2:2

rRo 9:3

sRo 16:17

tS Ro 2:29

u1Co 15:1

vS ver 8

wver 1

xver 16; S 1Co 2:10

y1Co 11:23; 15:3

zAc 26:4, 5

aS 1Co 10:32

bS Ac 8:3

cS Ac 21:20

dMt 15:2

eIsa 49:1, 5; Jer 1:5

fS Ac 9:15; S Ro 8:28

gS Ac 9:15; Gal 2:9

hMt 16:17

iAc 9:2, 19–22

jAc 9:22, 23

kAc 9:26, 27

lMt 13:55; S Ac 15:13

2 1:18 That is, Peter

mS Ro 1:9

nS Ro 9:1

oS Lk 2:2

pS Ac 6:9

q1Th 2:14

rS Ro 16:3

sAc 6:7

tS Ac 8:3

uS Mt 9:8

Galatians 2

aAc 15:2

bS Ac 4:36

cS 2Co 2:13

dS 1Co 2:10

eAc 15:4, 12

fS 1Co 9:24

gver 1; S 2Co 2:13

hAc 16:3; 1Co 9:21

iS Ac 1:16; 2Co 11:26

jJude 4

kGal 5:1, 13

lver 14

mver 2

nS Ac 10:34; S Rev 2:23

o1Co 15:11

p1Th 2:4; 1Ti 1:11

qS Ac 9:15

rver 9, 11, 14

sAc 1:25

1 2:7 That is, Gentiles

2 2:7 That is, Jews; also in verses 8 and 9

tS 1Co 1:1

uS Ac 15:13

vver 7, 11, 14

w1Ti 3:15; Rev 3:12

xver 1; S Ac 4:36

yS Ro 12:3

zS Ac 9:15

aS Ac 24:17

3 2:9 That is, Peter; also in verses 11 and 14

bver 7, 9, 14

cS Ac 11:19

dS Ac 15:13

eAc 11:3

fAc 10:45; 11:2

gver 1; S Ac 4:36

hver 5

iver 7, 9, 11

jAc 10:28

kver 12

lPhp 3:4, 5

m1Sa 15:18; Lk 24:7

nS Ro 3:28

oS Ro 9:30

pS Ro 3:28; S 4:25

qver 15

4 2:16 Or but through the faithfulness of . . . justified on the basis of the faithfulness of

rGal 3:21

sS Ro 7:4

tRo 6:10, 11, 14; 2Co 5:15

uS Ro 6:6

vS Ro 8:10; 1Pe 4:2

wS Mt 4:3

xS Ro 8:37

yS Gal 1:4

zGal 3:21

5 2:21 Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 14.

Galatians 3

aLk 24:25

bS Ac 16:6

cGal 5:7

d1Co 1:23

eS Jn 20:22

fver 5, 10; Gal 2:16

gRo 10:17; Heb 4:2

1 3:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.

h1Co 12:10

2 3:4 Or suffered

iver 2, 10; Gal 2:16

jGe 15:6; S Ro 4:3

kver 9

3 3:6 Gen. 15:6

lS Lk 3:8

mGe 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4; Ac 3:25

nver 7; Ro 4:16

4 3:8 Gen. 12:3; 18:18; 22:18

oRo 4:18–22

pver 2, 5; Gal 2:16

qver 13; S Ro 4:15

rDt 27:26; Jer 11:3

sS Ro 3:28

5 3:10 Deut. 27:26

tHab 2:4; S Ro 9:30; Heb 10:38

uLev 18:5; S Ro 10:5

6 3:11 Hab. 2:4

vGal 4:5

7 3:12 Lev. 18:5

wDt 21:23; S Ac 5:30

xRo 4:9, 16

8 3:13 Deut. 21:23

yver 2; Joel 2:28; S Jn 20:22; S Ac 2:33

zS Ro 7:1

aGe 17:19; Ps 132:11; Mic 7:20; Lk 1:55; Ro 4:13, 16; 9:4, 8; Gal 3:29; 4:28

bGe 12:7; 13:15; 17:7, 8, 10; 24:7

cGe 15:13, 14; Ex 12:40; Ac 7:6

9 3:16 Gen. 12:7; 13:15; 24:7

dRo 4:14

eRo 5:20

fver 16

gDt 33:2; Ac 7:53

hEx 20:19; Dt 5:5

i1Ti 2:5; Heb 8:6; 9:15; 12:24

jGal 2:17; S Ro 7:12

kGal 2:21

lRo 3:9–19; 11:32

mRo 11:32

nver 25

over 19; Ro 10:4; S 4:15

10 3:22, 23 Or through the faithfulness of Jesus . . . 23Before faith came

pGal 2:16

qS Ro 7:4

rS Ro 8:14

sS Mt 28:19

tS Ro 13:14

u1Co 12:13; Col 3:11

vGe 1:27; 5:2; Joel 2:29

wJn 10:16; 17:11; Eph 2:14, 15

xS 1Co 3:23

yver 16; S Lk 3:8

zS Ro 8:17

aver 16

Galatians 4

aver 8, 9, 24, 25; Gal 2:4

bCol 2:8, 20

cMk 1:15; Ro 5:6; Eph 1:10

1 4:3 Or under the basic principles

dS Jn 3:17

eS Jn 1:14

fLk 2:27

gS Ro 3:24

hJn 1:12

iS Ro 8:14

jS Ac 16:7

2 4:5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.

kRo 5:5

lRo 8:15, 16

mS Ro 8:17

3 4:6 Aramaic for Father

nRo 1:28; 1Co 1:21; 15:34; 1Th 4:5; 2Th 1:8

oS ver 3

p2Ch 13:9; Isa 37:19; Jer 2:11; 5:7; 16:20; 1Co 8:4, 5

q1Co 8:3

rS ver 3

sCol 2:20

tRo 14:5; Col 2:16

4 4:9 Or principles

u1Th 3:5

vS Ro 7:1; Gal 6:18

w1Co 2:3

xMt 10:40

yAm 5:10

zGal 2:4, 12

aver 13, 14

bS 1Th 2:11

cRo 8:29; Eph 4:13

dS Ro 2:12

eGe 16:15

fGe 21:2

gver 28, 29; Ro 9:7, 8

hGe 17:16–21; 18:10–14; 21:1; Heb 11:11

iHeb 12:22; Rev 3:12; 21:2, 10

jIsa 54:1

kver 23; S Gal 3:16

5 4:27 Isaiah 54:1

lver 23

mGe 21:9

nGe 21:10

oS Ro 7:4

6 4:30 Gen. 21:10

pver 22

Galatians 5

aver 13; Jn 8:32; Gal 2:4; S Ro 7:4

bS 1Co 16:13

cS Mt 23:4; Gal 2:4

dver 3, 6, 11, 12; Ac 15:1

eRo 2:25; Gal 3:10; Jas 2:10

fS Ro 3:28

gHeb 12:15; 2Pe 3:17

hRo 8:23, 24

iS Ro 16:3

jS 1Co 7:19

k1Th 1:3; Jas 2:22

lS 1Co 9:24

mGal 3:1

nS Ro 8:28

o1Co 5:6

pS 2Co 2:3

qPhp 3:15

rver 12; Gal 1:7

sGal 4:29; 6:12

tS Lk 2:34

uver 10

vS ver 1

wS ver 24; 1Co 8:9; 1Pe 2:16

x1Co 9:19; 2Co 4:5; Eph 5:21

yLev 19:18; S Mt 5:43; Gal 6:2

1 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.

2 5:14 Lev. 19:18

zver 18, 25; Ro 8:2, 4–6, 9, 14; S 2Co 5:17

aS ver 24

bRo 8:5–8

cRo 7:15–23

dS ver 16

3 5:17 Or you do not do what

eS Ro 2:12; 1Ti 1:9

fS 1Co 6:18

gMt 15:19; Ro 13:13

hS Mt 25:34

iMt 7:16–20; Eph 5:9

jCol 3:12–15

kMal 2:6

lS Ac 24:25

mver 18

nver 13, 16–21; S Ro 6:6; 7:5, 18; 8:3–5, 8, 9, 12, 13; 13:14; Gal 6:8; Col 2:11

over 16, 17

pS ver 16

qPhp 2:3

Galatians 6

a1Co 2:15; 3:1

bS Mt 18:15; S 2Co 2:7

c1Co 9:21; Jas 2:8

dRo 12:3; 1Co 8:2

e1Co 3:18

f2Co 13:5

g2Co 10:12

hver 2; Jer 31:30

i1Co 9:11, 14; 1Ti 5:17, 18

jS 1Co 6:9

kPr 22:8; Jer 34:17; Hos 10:12, 13; 2Co 9:6

lS Gal 5:24

mJob 4:8; Hos 8:7; S Ro 6:23

nJas 3:18

o1Co 15:58; 2Co 4:1

pJob 42:12; Ps 126:5; Heb 12:3; Rev 2:10

qPr 3:27; S Titus 2:14

rEph 2:19; 1Pe 4:17

sS 1Co 16:21

tMt 23:25, 26

uAc 15:1

vGal 5:11

wRo 2:25

xPhp 3:3

y1Co 2:2

zS Ro 6:2, 6

aS 1Co 7:19

1 6:14 Or whom

bS 2Co 5:17

cIsa 44:5; S 2Co 1:5; 11:23

2 6:16 Or rule and to

dS Ro 16:20

ePhp 4:23; 2Ti 4:22; Phm 25