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Galatians 5:7

Galatians 5:7
Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Ye did run well,.... In the Christian race; when they first set out in a profession of religion, they embraced and held fast, and were zealously attached to the truths of the Gospel; they were in the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Ye did run well - The Christian life is often represented as a race; see the notes at 1Co 9:24-26. Paul means here, that they began the Christian life with ardour and zeal; compare Gal 4:15. Who did…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Ye did run well - Ye once had the faith that worked by love - ye were genuine, active, useful Christians.

Who doth hinder - Who prevented you from continuing to obey the truth? Ye could only be turned…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Galatians 5:1-12

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. He had been arguing…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The abruptness of thought and style is a marked feature of these two Chapter s. It is not always possible to trace the connexion with certainty.

Ye did run well -You were running nobly". The metaphor…