Who did hinder you? (τις υμας ενεκοψεν?). First aorist active indicative of ενκοπτω, to cut in on one, for all the world like our use of one cuttin…

Ye did run well. The Christian life is often represented as a race (see Barnes on 1 Corinthians 9:24; also [Reference 1 Corint…

You did run well.—Again, as in Galatians 2:2, a metaphor from foot racing. The Galatians had made a good start, but suddenly chang…

You Galatians seemed to receive the gospel very readily, and to be very earnest in obeying it; what has caused you to turn aside to the old legal r…

Up to here in this section Paul has been contrasting those who desire to add circumcision to Christianity and true believers who trust Christ alone…

Ye did run well. The censure which the apostle administers for their present departure from the truth is mingled with approbation of their…

You did run well
In the Christian race; when they first set out in a profession of religion, they embraced and held …

The life of a Christian is a race, in which he must run and persevere if he is to obtain the prize. It is not enough that we profess Christianity; …

Having explained the second point, namely, that they must not submit to the yoke of serving the Law, the Apostle here returns to the first and show…