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It Starts with God Knowing You
Paul corrects himself from saying the Galatians came “to know God” to being “known by God.” Commentators emphasize this is not a minor detail. It highlights that a relationship with God begins with His divine initiative and grace, not our own efforts. Our salvation is rooted in God choosing, recognizing, and extending His favor to us first, which makes turning away from Him an act of profound ingratitude.
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Albert Barnes
On Galatians 4:9
18th Century
Theologian
But now, etc. The meaning is that since they had been made free from their degrading servitude in worshipping false gods, and had been adm…
AT Robertson
On Galatians 4:9
Now that ye have come to know God (νυν δε γνοντες). Fine example of the ingressive second aorist active participle of γινωσκω, com…
Charles Ellicott
On Galatians 4:9
19th Century
Bishop
Known God.—The word for “known” is different from the one translated that way in the verse above. It brings out more distinctly th…
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Galatians 4:9
For the third time (cf. 3:23ff.; 4:lff.) Paul speaks of the former enslaved state of the Galatians. His reason this time is to establish the folly …
John Calvin
On Galatians 4:9
16th Century
Theologian
But now, after that ye have known God. No language can express the base ingratitude of departing from God, once he has been known. What is…
John Gill
On Galatians 4:9
17th Century
Pastor
But now, after that you have known God ,
&c,] God in Christ, as their covenant God and Father, through the preaching…
Matthew Henry
On Galatians 4:8–11
17th Century
Minister
The happy change by which the Galatians were turned from idols to the living God, and through Christ had received the adoption of sons, was the eff…