Galatians 5:7 (DBY)

Passage

Ye ran well; who has stopped you that ye should not obey the truth?

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:5 For we, by [the] Spirit, on the principle of faith, await the hope of righteousness.

Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision has any force, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.

Galatians 5:7 Ye ran well; who has stopped you that ye should not obey the truth?

Galatians 5:8 The persuasibleness [is] not of him that calls you.

Galatians 5:9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "well", "stopped", "should", "obey", and "truth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "well" and "stopped", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision has..." into verse 8's "The persuasibleness is not of him that...", so "well" and "stopped" belong inside that flow. In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "well" and "stopped" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.