This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.
Parallel translations
- WEB This persuasion is not from him who calls 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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Quick answer
The persuasion drawing them away does not come from God who called them. False teaching, however appealing, is not from the One who saved them.
Overview
Paul reminds the Galatians that the influence pulling them toward legalism does not originate with God, who effectually called them by grace. By tracing the source, he exposes the agitators' message as foreign to the gospel. The verse encourages believers to discern the origin of teaching by whether it accords with God's gracious call.
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