Galatians 5:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

You were going on well; who was the cause of your not giving ear to what is true?

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 9:24 : 24 Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.
  • Gal 3:1 : 1 O foolish Galatians, by what strange powers have you been tricked, to whom it was made clear that Jesus Christ was put to death on the cross?
  • 1 Pet 1:22 : 22 And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:
  • Heb 12:1 : 1 For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,
  • Rom 6:17 : 17 But praise be to God that though you were the servants of sin, you have now given yourselves freely to that form of teaching under which you were placed;
  • Matt 13:21 : 21 But having no root in himself, he goes on for a time; and when trouble comes or pain, because of the word, he quickly becomes full of doubts.
  • Acts 6:7 : 7 And the word of God was increasing in power; and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem became very great, and a great number of priests were in agreement with the faith.
  • Rom 2:8 : 8 But to those who, from a love of competition, are not guided by what is true, will come the heat of his wrath,
  • 2 Cor 10:5 : 5 Putting an end to reasonings, and every high thing which is lifted up against the knowledge of God, and causing every thought to come under the authority of Christ;
  • Rom 10:16 : 16 But they have not all given ear to the good news. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has had faith in our word?
  • Rom 15:18 : 18 And I will keep myself from talking of anything but those things which Christ has done by me to put the Gentiles under his rule in word and in act,
  • Rom 16:26 : 26 But is now made clear; and by the writings of the prophets, by the order of the eternal God, the knowledge of it has been given to all the nations, so that they may come under the rule of the faith;
  • 2 Thess 1:8 : 8 To give punishment to those who have no knowledge of God, and to those who do not give ear to the good news of our Lord Jesus:
  • Heb 5:9 : 9 And when he had been made complete, he became the giver of eternal salvation to all those who are under his orders;
  • Heb 11:8 : 8 By faith Abraham did as God said when he was ordered to go out into a place which was to be given to him as a heritage, and went out without knowledge of where he was going.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 8 This ready belief did not come from him who had made you his.

  • 1 O foolish Galatians, by what strange powers have you been tricked, to whom it was made clear that Jesus Christ was put to death on the cross?

  • Gal 5:10-13
    4 verses
    72%

    10 I am certain about you in the Lord, that you will be of no other mind; but he who is troubling you will have his punishment, whoever he is.

    11 But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still attacked? then has the shame of the cross been taken away.

    12 My desire is that they who give you trouble might even be cut off themselves.

    13 Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.

  • Gal 1:6-7
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    6 I am surprised that you are being so quickly turned away from him whose word came to you in the grace of Christ, to good news of a different sort;

    7 Which is not another sort: only there are some who give you trouble, desiring to make changes in the good news of Christ.

  • 24 Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.

  • 1 Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again.

  • Gal 3:3-5
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    71%

    3 Are you so foolish? having made a start in the Spirit, will you now be made complete in the flesh?

    4 Did you undergo such a number of things to no purpose? if it is in fact to no purpose.

    5 He who gives you the Spirit, and does works of power among you, is it by the works of law, or by the hearing of faith?

  • 4 You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace.

  • 14 Giving no attention to the fictions of the Jews and the rules of men who have no true knowledge.

  • Gal 2:4-5
    2 verses
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    4 And that because of the false brothers let in secretly, who came searching out our free condition which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might make servants of us;

    5 To whom we gave way not even for an hour; so that the true words of the good news might still be with you.

  • 8 Keep watch over yourselves, so that you do not make our work of no effect, but may get your full reward.

  • 6 Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.

  • 4 And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:

  • Gal 4:15-17
    3 verses
    69%

    15 Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.

    16 So then am I no longer your friend, because I give you true words?

    17 Their interest in you is not good; but their desire is that you may be shut out, so that you may go after them.

  • Eph 4:20-21
    2 verses
    69%

    20 For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;

    21 If in fact you gave ear to him, and were given teaching in him, even as what is true is made clear in Jesus:

  • 1 For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us,

  • 14 But when I saw that they were not living uprightly in agreement with the true words of the good news, I said to Cephas before them all, If you, being a Jew, are living like the Gentiles, and not like the Jews, how will you make the Gentiles do the same as the Jews?

  • 9 But now that you have come to have knowledge of God, or more truly, God has knowledge of you, how is it that you go back again to the poor and feeble first things, desiring to be servants to them again?

  • 5 For this reason, when I was no longer able to keep quiet, I sent to get news of your faith, fearing that you might be tested by the Evil One and that our work might come to nothing.

  • 24 Because we have knowledge that some who went from us have been troubling you with their words, putting your souls in doubt; to whom we gave no such order;

  • 4 I say this so that you may not be turned away by any deceit of words.

  • 8 Because we are able to do nothing against what is true, but only for it.

  • Gal 6:12-13
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    12 Those who have the desire to seem important in the flesh, put force on you to undergo circumcision; only that they may not be attacked because of the cross of Christ.

    13 Because even those who undergo circumcision do not themselves keep the law; but they would have you undergo circumcision, so that they may have glory in your flesh.

  • Gal 5:16-17
    2 verses
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    16 But I say, Go on in the Spirit, and you will not come under the rule of the evil desires of the flesh.

    17 For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; because these are opposite the one to the other; so that you may not do the things which you have a mind to do.

  • 27 And they, by their keeping of the law without circumcision, will be judges of you, by whom the law is broken though you have the letter of the law and circumcision.

  • 12 So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.

  • 6 From which some have been turned away, giving themselves to foolish talking;

  • 19 My brothers, if one of you has gone out of the way of the true faith and another has made him see his error,

  • 5 My loved one, you are doing a good work in being kind to those brothers who come from other places;

  • 14 For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

  • 13 And make straight roads for your feet, so that the feeble may not be turned out of the way, but may be made strong.

  • 10 Why then are you testing God, by putting on the neck of the disciples a yoke so hard that not even our fathers or we were strong enough for it?

  • 7 Have no part with such men;

  • 22 For which reason I was frequently kept from coming to you:

  • 9 But, my loved ones, though we say this, we are certain that you have better things in you, things which go with salvation;

  • 10 But you took as your example my teaching, behaviour, purpose, and faith; my long waiting, my love, my quiet undergoing of trouble;

  • 5 Through the hope which is in store for you in heaven; knowledge of which was given to you before in the true word of the good news,

  • 8 So it is right for us to take in such men as guests, so that we may take our part in the work of the true faith.