Galatians 3:1

Easy To Read Version

You people in Galatia were told very clearly about the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. But you were very foolish. You let someone trick you.

Cross References

Matthew 24:24

False Christs and false prophets {\cf2\super [372]} will come and do great things and miracles. {\cf2\super [373]} They will do these things to the people God has chosen. They will do these things to try to fool his people, if that is possible.

Matthew 7:26

But the person that hears the things I teach and does not obey those things is like a foolish man. The foolish man built his house on sand.

Luke 24:25

Then Jesus said to the two men, “You are foolish and slow to realize what is true. You should believe everything the prophets {\cf2\super [391]} said.

Acts 16:6

Paul and the men with him went through the countries of Phrygia and Galatia. The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [331]} did not allow them to tell the Good News {\cf2\super [332]} in the country of Asia. {\cf2\super [333]}

Acts 6:7

The word of God was reaching more and more people. The group of followers in Jerusalem became larger and larger. Even a big group of Jewish priests believed and obeyed.

Romans 10:16

But not all \{the Jews\} accepted that good news. Isaiah said, “Lord, who believed the things we told them?” {\cf2\super [109]}

Romans 2:8

But other people are selfish and refuse to follow truth. Those people follow evil. God will give those people his punishment and anger.

Romans 6:17

In the past you were slaves to sin—sin controlled you. But thank God, you fully obeyed the things that were taught to you.

1 Corinthians 11:26

Every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you make known the Lord’s death until he comes.

1 Corinthians 2:2

I decided that while I was with you I would forget about everything except Jesus Christ and his death on the cross.

2 Corinthians 10:5

And we destroy every proud thing that raises itself against the knowledge of God. And we capture (catch) every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I am afraid that your minds will be led away from your true and pure following of Christ. This might happen the same as Eve was tricked (fooled) by the snake (the devil) with his evil ways.

Galatians 1:2

Greetings also from all those in God’s family who are with me.

Galatians 1:6

A short time ago God called you to follow him. He called you through his grace (kindness) that came through Christ. But now I am amazed at you people! You are already turning away and believing something different from the Good News {\cf2\super [3]} \{we told you\}.

Galatians 2:14

I saw what these Jews did. They were not following the truth of the Good News. {\cf2\super [17]} So I spoke to Peter in a way that all the other Jews could hear what I said. This is what I said: “Peter, you are a Jew. But you don’t live like a Jew. You live like a non-Jew. So why do you now force the non-Jewish people to live like Jews?”

Galatians 3:3

You began \{your life in Christ\} with the Spirit. Now do you try to complete it by your own power? That is foolish.

Galatians 4:9

But now you know the true God. Really, it is God who knows you. So why do you turn back to those weak and useless rules you followed before? Do you want to be slaves to those things again?

Galatians 5:11

My brothers and sisters, I don’t teach that people must be circumcised. {\cf2\super [66]} If I do teach circumcision, {\cf2\super [67]} then why am I still being persecuted? If I still taught that people must be circumcised, then my telling them about the cross would not be a problem.

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least important of all of God’s people. But God gave me this gift—to tell the non-Jewish people the Good News about the riches Christ has. Those riches are too great to understand fully.

Ephesians 4:14

Then we will not still be babies. We will not be people who change like a ship that the waves carry one way and then another. We will not be influenced (changed) by every new teaching we hear from people who try to fool us. Those people make plans and try any kind of trick to fool people into following the wrong way.

Ephesians 5:15

So be very careful how you live. Don’t live like people who are not wise. But live wisely.

Deuteronomy 32:6

Is that the way you should pay back the Lord {for all that he did for you? No!} You are stupid, foolish people. The Lord is your Father. He made you. He is your Creator. He supports you.

2 Thessalonians 1:8

He will come from heaven with burning fire to punish those people who don’t know God. He will punish those people who refuse to accept the Good News {\cf2\super [1]} about our Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Timothy 6:4

Those people are proud of what they know, but they understand nothing. Those people are sick with a love for arguing and fighting about words. And that brings jealousy, quarrels, insults, and evil mistrust.

Hebrews 11:8

God called Abraham to travel to another place that God promised to give Abraham. Abraham did not know where that other place was. But Abraham obeyed God and started traveling, because Abraham had faith.

Hebrews 5:9

Then Jesus was perfect. And Jesus is the reason that all those people who obey him can have salvation forever.

1 Peter 1:22

Now you have made yourselves pure by obeying the truth. Now you can have true love for your brothers and sisters. So love each other deeply—with all your heart.

1 Peter 4:17

It is time for judging to begin. That judging will begin with God’s family. If that judgment begins with us, then what will happen to those people who don’t accept the Good News {\cf2\super [29]} of God?

2 Peter 2:18

Those false teachers boast with words that mean nothing. They lead people into the trap \{of sin\}. They lead away people who are just beginning to come away from other people who live wrong. Those false teachers do this by using the evil things people want to do in their sinful selves.

Revelation 18:3

All the peoples of the earth have drunk\par the wine of her sexual sin\par and of \{God’s\} anger.\par The rulers of the earth sinned sexually\par with her,\par and the merchants {\cf2\super [130]} of the world\par grew rich from the great wealth\par of her luxury.”\par

Revelation 2:20

But I have this against you: You let that woman named Jezebel do what she wants. She says that she is a prophet. {\cf2\super [22]} But she is leading my people away with her teaching. Jezebel leads my people to do sexual sins and to eat food that is offered to idols. {\cf2\super [23]}

1 Samuel 13:13

Samuel said, “You did a foolish thing! You did not obey the Lord your God! If you had obeyed God’s command, then he would have let your family rule Israel forever.