Galatians 5:8 (DBY)

Passage

The persuasibleness [is] not of him that calls you.

Nearby Context

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.

Galatians 5:10 *I* have confidence as to you in [the] Lord, that ye will have no other mind; and he that is troubling you shall bear the guilt [of it], whosoever he may be.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Ye ran well who has stopped you..." into verse 9's "A little leaven leavens the whole lump...", so "persuasibleness" and "calls" 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 "persuasibleness" and "calls" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.