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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/galatians/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/galatians/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />and all the brothers and sisters with me, To the churches in Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/galatians/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />All the brothers and sisters here join me in sending this letter to the churches of Galatia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/galatians/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/galatians/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/galatians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/galatians/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/galatians/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/galatians/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/galatians/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/galatians/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/galatians/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/galatians/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/galatians/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and all the brothers who are with me: To the churches of Galatia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/galatians/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and all the brothers who are with me: To the churches of Galatia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/galatians/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and all the brethren that are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/galatians/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/galatians/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />and all the believers who are with me. To the churches in Galatia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/galatians/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All the believers who are here join me in sending greetings to the churches of Galatia: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/galatians/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and all the brothers who are with me. To: The churches in Galatia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/galatians/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/galatians/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/galatians/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/galatians/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/galatians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />and all the brethren who are with me: To the Churches of Galatia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/galatians/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/galatians/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and all the brothers with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/galatians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/galatians/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and all the brethren with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/galatians/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And with me all the brethren, to the churches of Galatia:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/galatians/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/galatians/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and all the brothers who are with me: to the churches of Galatia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/galatians/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/galatians/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and all the members of God’s family who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/galatians/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/galatians/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And all the brethren who are with me, to the assembly that is in Galatia.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/galatians/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />and all the brethren that are with me, to the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/galatians/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />and all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/galatians/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />and all the brethren with me, to the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/galatians/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />who are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: grace be to you, and peace from God the father,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/galatians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />and all the brethren who are with me: To the Churches of Galatia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/galatians/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />and all the brethren with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/galatians/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />and all the brethren <i>that are</i> with me, to the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/galatians/1-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jv8Ri4CeT34?start=9" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/galatians/1.htm">Paul's Greeting to the Galatians</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead— <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantes (Adj-NMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/80.htm" title="80: adelphoi (N-NMP) -- A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.">brothers</a> <a href="/greek/4862.htm" title="4862: syn (Prep) -- With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.">with</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: emoi (PPro-D1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: Tais (Art-DFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">To the</a> <a href="/greek/1577.htm" title="1577: ekklēsiais (N-DFP) -- From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation.">churches</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1053.htm" title="1053: Galatias (N-GFS) -- Of foreign origin; Galatia, a region of Asia.">of Galatia:</a> </span> <span class="reftext">3</span>Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-23.htm">Acts 15:23</a></span><br />and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-1.htm">1 Corinthians 16:1</a></span><br />Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed the churches of Galatia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-1.htm">2 Corinthians 1:1</a></span><br />Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-1.htm">Philippians 1:1</a></span><br />Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/4-16.htm">Colossians 4:16</a></span><br />After this letter has been read among you, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-1.htm">1 Thessalonians 1:1</a></span><br />Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace and peace to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-1.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:1</a></span><br />Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-1.htm">1 Peter 1:1</a></span><br />Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the elect who are exiles of the Dispersion throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, chosen<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-16.htm">Romans 16:16</a></span><br />Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send you greetings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/1-2.htm">1 Corinthians 1:2</a></span><br />To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-1.htm">2 Corinthians 8:1</a></span><br />Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-1.htm">Ephesians 1:1</a></span><br />Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-4.htm">Revelation 1:4</a></span><br />John, To the seven churches in the province of Asia: Grace and peace to you from Him who is and was and is to come, and from the seven spirits before His throne,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-31.htm">Acts 9:31</a></span><br />Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-5.htm">Acts 16:5</a></span><br />So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And all the brothers which are with me, to the churches of Galatia:</p><p class="hdg">all.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/2-22.htm">Philippians 2:22</a></b></br> But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/4-21.htm">Philippians 4:21</a></b></br> Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.</p><p class="hdg">churches.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/9-31.htm">Acts 9:31</a></b></br> Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/15-41.htm">Acts 15:41</a></b></br> And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/16-5.htm">Acts 16:5,6</a></b></br> And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/12-13.htm">Assemblies</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-13.htm">Churches</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-1.htm">Galatia</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/1-22.htm">Assemblies</a> <a href="/galatians/1-22.htm">Churches</a> <a href="/2_timothy/4-10.htm">Galatia</a><div class="vheading2">Galatians 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/1-1.htm">Paul's greeting to the Galatians;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">He wonders why they have so soon left him and the gospel;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/1-8.htm">and accurses those who preach any other gospel than he did.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/1-11.htm">He learned the gospel not from men, but from God;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/1-14.htm">and shows what he was before his calling;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/1-17.htm">and what he did immediately after it.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/galatians/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/galatians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/galatians/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and all the brothers with me</b><br>This phrase indicates that Paul is not alone in his mission or message. The "brothers" likely refer to fellow believers and co-laborers in the faith, possibly including figures like Barnabas or Silas, who were known to accompany Paul on his journeys. This collective greeting emphasizes the unity and shared purpose among early Christians. It reflects the communal nature of the early church, where believers supported one another in spreading the Gospel. The use of "brothers" also highlights the familial bond among Christians, a theme prevalent in Paul's letters (e.g., <a href="/romans/12-10.htm">Romans 12:10</a>, <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-9.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:9</a>).<p><b>To the churches of Galatia:</b><br>Galatia was a region in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) rather than a single city, indicating that Paul's letter was intended for multiple congregations. The churches in Galatia were likely established during Paul's first missionary journey (Acts 13-14). This region was known for its diverse population, including Celtic tribes, which may have influenced the cultural and religious dynamics faced by the early church. The plural "churches" suggests a network of local assemblies, each facing similar challenges, such as the influence of Judaizers who insisted on adherence to Jewish law for salvation. This letter addresses these issues, emphasizing justification by faith alone, a central tenet of Christian doctrine (<a href="/galatians/2-16.htm">Galatians 2:16</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a></b><br>The apostle who authored the letter to the Galatians. He was a key figure in the early Christian church, known for his missionary journeys and theological teachings.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/brothers_with_paul.htm">Brothers with Paul</a></b><br>These are likely fellow believers and co-workers in the ministry who were with Paul at the time of writing. Their inclusion emphasizes the communal nature of the early church.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/churches_of_galatia.htm">Churches of Galatia</a></b><br>A group of Christian communities in the region of Galatia, which is in modern-day Turkey. These churches were facing issues related to false teachings and needed guidance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community_in_ministry.htm">The Importance of Community in Ministry</a></b><br>Paul’s inclusion of "all the brothers" highlights the collaborative nature of Christian ministry. We are reminded that the work of the Gospel is not a solo endeavor but a communal effort.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/addressing_the_church_as_a_whole.htm">Addressing the Church as a Whole</a></b><br>By addressing the "churches of Galatia," Paul acknowledges the collective identity of believers. This teaches us the importance of unity and shared identity in Christ, even amidst diverse local congregations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_against_false_teachings.htm">Guarding Against False Teachings</a></b><br>The context of Galatians involves addressing false teachings. This serves as a reminder to be vigilant in maintaining doctrinal purity and to support one another in truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_apostolic_authority.htm">The Role of Apostolic Authority</a></b><br>Paul’s greeting establishes his authority as an apostle. Recognizing and respecting spiritual authority is crucial for maintaining order and sound teaching within the church.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_galatians_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Galatians 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_churches_were_in_galatia.htm">What were the churches located in Galatia?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_bears_whose_burden.htm">Who will bear whose burden? Bear one anothers burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2) Each man will have to bear his own load (Galatians 6:5)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_a_recommended_bible_handbook.htm">What were the churches located in Galatia?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_paul_a_false_prophet.htm">Is Paul a false prophet?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/galatians/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">All the brethren which are with me</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> all his travelling companions. We are unable to say exactly who these were, the more so as we do not know with any certainty the place from which St. Paul was writing. He may have had in his company most of those who are mentioned in <a href="/acts/20-4.htm" title="And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea; and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.">Acts 20:4</a> as accompanying him back into Asia: Sopater, son of Pyrrhus (according to an amended reading); Aristarchus and Secundus, of Thessalonica; Gaius, of Derbe; Tychicus and Trophimus, of Asia; in any case, probably Timothy, and perhaps Titus.<p>It was usual with St. Paul to join with his own name that of one or other of his companions in the address of his Epistles. Thus, in the First Epistle to the Corinthians he associates with himself Sosthenes; in the Second Epistle to Corinth, and in those to the Philippians and Colossians, Timothy and Silvanus. In writing to the Galatians, St. Paul includes all his companions in his greeting, hardly with the view of fortifying himself with their authority, for he is ready enough to take the whole defence of his own cause upon himself, but, perhaps, not altogether without the idea that he is possessed of their sympathy.<p><span class= "bld">The churches of Galatia.</span>--See the <span class= "ital">Introduction</span> to this Epistle.<p>This opening salutation is intentionally abrupt and bare. Usually it was the Apostle's custom to begin with words of commendation. He praises all that he can find to praise even in a Church that had offended so seriously as the Corinthians. (See <a href="/1_corinthians/1-2.htm" title="To the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and our's:">1Corinthians 1:2</a>; <a href="/context/1_corinthians/1-4.htm" title="I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;">1Corinthians 1:4-7</a>.) But the errors of the Galatians, he feels, go more to the root of things. The Corinthians had failed in the practical application of Christian principles; the Galatians (so far as they listened to their Judaising teachers) could hardly be said to have Christian principles at all. The Apostle is angry with them with a righteous indignation, and his anger is seen in the naked severity of this address.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/galatians/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">and all the brethren which are with me</span> (<span class="greek">καὶ οἱ αὺν ἐμοὶ πάντες ἀδελφοί</span>); <span class="accented">and the brethren which are with me</span>, <span class="accented">one and all.</span> The ordinary unaccentuated collocation of <span class="greek">πάντες</span> would be, <span class="greek">πάντες οἱ σὺν ἐμοὶ</span> <span class="greek">ἀδελφοί</span>. Its position here, where, perhaps, it was thrust in by a kind of after-thought, marks it as emphatic; there is not one of those about him who does not feel the like grief and indignation as himself in reference to the news just now received. We have a similar collocation in <a href="/romans/16-15.htm">Romans 16:15</a>. <span class="greek">Πάντες</span> would be marked as emphatic also if placed last, as in <a href="/1_corinthians/7-17.htm">1 Corinthians 7:17</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/13-2.htm">1 Corinthians 13:2</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/15-7.htm">1 Corinthians 15:7</a>; <a href="/titus/3-15.htm">Titus 3:15</a>. Our attention is arrested by the absence of any name. A number of persons are named by St. Luke in the Acts (<a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Acts 18:18-20:5</a>), and by the apostle himself in his Epistles to the Corinthians and to the Romans, as about his person at different times during the latter part of his third journey; and it does not seem very likely that not one was now with him of those who had accompanied him, either in the first or in the second of his two visits in Galatia. The most probable way of explaining the entire suppression of names is by reference to the present mood of the writer; he is too indignant at the behaviour of the Galatian Churchmen to weave into his greeting any such thread of mutual personal interest. It is enough to intimate that all about him felt as he did. <span class="cmt_word">Unto the Churches of Galatia</span> (<span class="greek">ταῖς ἐκκλησίας τῆς Γαλατίας</span>). The dry coldness of tone with which this is written will be best understood by the reader upon his comparing the apostle's manner in his other letters, in all of which he is found adding some words marking the high dignity which attached to the communities he is addressing. He is too much displeased to do this now. The plurality of the Galatian Churches, each of them apparently forming a distinct organization, is expressed again in <a href="/1_corinthians/16-1.htm">1 Corinthians 16:1</a>, "As I gave order to the Churches of Galatia;" and agrees very well with what we read in <a href="/acts/18-23.htm">Acts 18:23</a>, "Went through the region of Galatia and Phrygia in order (<span class="greek">καθεξῆς</span>), stablishing all the disciples." The leaven of Judaizing, whether imported by visitants from other regions or originating within these Churches themselves, appears to have been working very extensively among these communities, and not in one or two of them only. If the latter had been the case, the apostle would not have involved the collective Churches in the like censure, but, as in the case of Colossae, compared with the "<span class="accented">Ephesians</span>," have singled out for warning those actually peccant. This fact, of the general diffusion among them of one particular taint, warrants the belief that certain persons had been at the pains of going about among these Churches to propagate it. Who these persons were, or where they came from, there is nothing to show. It has, indeed, been assumed by many that, like those disturbers of the Antiochian Church mentioned in <a href="/acts/15-1.htm">Acts 15:1</a> and <a href="/galatians/2-12.htm">Galatians 2:12</a>, they had come from Judaea, or rather Jerusalem. But the Epistle gives no hint of this in respect to the Galatian Churches. What the apostle writes in <a href="/galatians/6-12.htm">Galatians 6:12, 13</a> points rather to the surmise that this particular distraction was caused by some Churchmen of their own, who had given themselves to this heretical proselytizing in order to truckle to non-Christian Jews living in their neighbourhood. Compare the apostle's foreboding respecting the future of the Ephesian Church, in <a href="/acts/20-30.htm">Acts 20:30</a>. (See note on Galatians 6:12, 13.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/galatians/1-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντες</span> <span class="translit">(pantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">οἱ</span> <span class="translit">(hoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brothers</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀδελφοί</span> <span class="translit">(adelphoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_80.htm">Strong's 80: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with</span><br /><span class="grk">σὺν</span> <span class="translit">(syn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4862.htm">Strong's 4862: </a> </span><span class="str2">With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">me,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐμοὶ</span> <span class="translit">(emoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">To the</span><br /><span class="grk">Ταῖς</span> <span class="translit">(Tais)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">churches</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐκκλησίαις</span> <span class="translit">(ekklēsiais)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1577.htm">Strong's 1577: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a compound of ek and a derivative of kaleo; a calling out, i.e. a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Galatia:</span><br /><span class="grk">Γαλατίας</span> <span class="translit">(Galatias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1053.htm">Strong's 1053: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of foreign origin; Galatia, a region of Asia.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/galatians/1-2.htm">Galatians 1:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/galatians/1-2.htm">Galatians 1:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/galatians/1-2.htm">Galatians 1:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/galatians/1-2.htm">Galatians 1:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/galatians/1-2.htm">Galatians 1:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/galatians/1-2.htm">Galatians 1:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/galatians/1-2.htm">Galatians 1:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/galatians/1-2.htm">Galatians 1:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/galatians/1-2.htm">Galatians 1:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/galatians/1-2.htm">Galatians 1:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/galatians/1-2.htm">NT Letters: Galatians 1:2 And all the brothers who are (Gal. 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