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Galatians 1:9

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Like I said before, I'm saying it again: if anyone comes at you with a different message than what you already received from us, they can get lost.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Paul said what he said, stick with the original message, not the knockoffs.

📚 Historical Context

The Apostle Paul wrote his letter to the Galatians to confront false teachers who were infiltrating the early churches and insisting that Gentile believers must follow Jewish laws, like circumcision, in addition to faith in Christ. This verse reflects Paul's passionate defense of the pure gospel he had preached, emphasizing that any alteration to the message of salvation by grace through faith alone was unacceptable. In the broader context, this was a critical issue in the first-century church as it grappled with integrating Jewish and Gentile believers without compromising the core truths of Christianity.

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