Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Galatians 1:9

"As we have said before, so say I now again, if any man preacheth unto you any gospel other than that which ye received, let him be anathema." — Galatians 1:9 (ASV)

No doubt Paul repeats the anathema primarily for the sake of emphasis. But the restatement involves three alterations that tie it more closely to the situation in Galatia: (1) “The one we preached” is changed to “what you accepted”; (2) the element of improbability is lessened—“we or an angel from heaven” being changed to “anybody”; and (3) the thought of future possibility—“if we... should preach”—is replaced by present supposition.