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Galatians 5:8

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This persuasion is not from him who calls you.
Galatians 5:8 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
  • BSB Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.
  • NKJV This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you.
  • NASB This persuasion did not come from Him who calls you.
  • NLT It certainly isn’t God, for he is the one who called you to freedom.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Gal 1:6I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”;
  • Rom 8:28We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (2)
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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Galatians videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on GalatiansMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

Christ became a curse for us to redeem us from the law's curse, that we might receive the Spirit and be sons — justified by faith in him, not by works.

How Galatians 5:8 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Greek word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.

This persuasionπεισμονήcometh notοὐofἐκhim that callethκαλέωyouὑμᾶς
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