Charles Ellicott Commentary Galatians 1:10

"For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ." — Galatians 1:10 (ASV)

Now.—In speaking this way.

Persuade.—Conciliate, seek to win favour with, or to make friends of.

For.—This word is omitted by all the best manuscripts and editors. It is characteristic of the Apostle, especially in animated passages like the present one, to omit the connecting particles that are so common in Greek. He has a simple answer to give to the accusation of time-serving, and he states it plainly: “If my present conduct were really that of a man-pleaser, I would be something very different from what I am.”

Yet.—Still; at this late period of my career. The Apostle has cut himself adrift from the current of his age too thoroughly and too long for him to be still floating with the tide.