and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
Parallel translations
- KJV And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
- BSB and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
- NKJV and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
- NASB and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
- NLT All the brothers and sisters here join me in sending this letter to the churches of Galatia.
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Quick answer
Paul writes alongside the brothers with him to the churches of Galatia. The shared greeting shows this teaching is not Paul's private opinion but the common faith.
Overview
Unlike many of Paul's letters addressed to a single congregation, this one goes to a group of churches across the region of Galatia, all troubled by the same error. Naming 'all the brothers who are with me' lends communal weight to the correction that follows. The plurality of churches underscores how widely the false 'good news' had spread.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Phil 4:21Greet every saint in Christ Jesus. The brothers who are with me greet you.
- 1 Cor 16:1Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise.
- Acts 16:5–6So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
- Acts 18:23Having spent some time there, he departed, and went through the region of Galatia, and Phrygia, in order, establishing all the disciples.
- Phil 2:22But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.
- Acts 9:31So the assemblies throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace, and were built up. They were multiplied, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 15:41He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.
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