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Galatians 1:2

2 and all the brothers and sisters[a] with me, To the churches in Galatia:

Galatians 1:2 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
2 And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
English Standard Version (ESV)
2 and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
New Living Translation (NLT)
2 All the brothers and sisters here join me in sending this letter to the churches of Galatia.
American Standard Version (ASV)
2 and all the brethren that are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
2 and all the believers who are with me. To the churches in Galatia.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
2 and all the brothers who are with me: To the churches of Galatia.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
2 All the brothers who are with me join me in writing. We are sending this letter to you, the members of the churches in Galatia.

Galatians 1:2 Meaning and Commentary

Galatians 1:2

And all the brethren which are with me
Meaning either the brethren of the church where he was when he wrote this epistle, who were children of the same Father, regenerated by the same grace, belonged to the same family and household of God, and were heirs together of the grace of life; or else his fellow ministers, who were assisting to him in his work, and were companions with him in his travels, and whom he sometimes mentions by name and joins with him in his epistles, as Sosthenes, Silvanus, and Timothy; and the rather he takes notice of the brethren here, whoever are meant, to show that they agreed with him in the doctrines of grace he defends, and in the charges he brought against this church, and in the reproofs and advice he gave them; which he might suppose, and hope, would have the greater weight and influence upon them;

unto the churches of Galatia;
Galatia was a country in the lesser Asia, inhabited by the Gauls, who coming thither out of Europe, mixed with the Grecians; whence it was first called Gallo Graecia, and afterwards Galatia; (See Gill on Acts 16:6). The metropolis of it, as Pliny F2 says, was formerly Gordium, and the chief towns or cities, according to him, were Ancyra, Tavium, and Pessinus; and in some, or all of these places, it is very probable, were the churches here mentioned; (See Gill on Acts 18:23). It seems there were more than one in this country; for the primitive churches were not national nor provincial, but congregational, consisting of persons called out of the world, and joined together in holy fellowship and who walked in the commandments and ordinances of the Lord: and though these churches had many among them that were disorderly, and were swerving from the faith of the Gospel, yet were not unchurched, but honoured still with the name of churches, there being no perfection to be expected in this state of things; as not in particular persons, so not in congregated bodies and societies; though it is observed by some, that they are barely called churches, without any additional epithets, as churches of God, beloved of God, called to be saints, faithful and sanctified in Christ, which are bestowed on other churches; whereby the apostle is thought to show his indignation and resentment at their principles and practices. For quickly after the Gospel was preached unto them, false teachers crept in among them, endeavouring to subvert it, by mixing it with the law, and joining Moses and Christ; and in which they very much succeeded; and is the reason of the apostle's writing this epistle.


FOOTNOTES:

F2 Nat. Hist. l. 5. c. 32.

Galatians 1:2 In-Context

1 Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—
2 and all the brothers and sisters with me, To the churches in Galatia:
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
4 who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
5 to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Philippians 4:21
  • 2. S Acts 16:6; 1 Corinthians 16:1

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The Greek word for "brothers and sisters" ("adelphoi" ) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 11; and in 3:15; 4:12, 28, 31; 5:11, 13; 6:1, 18.
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