Galatians 5:7 (GNV)

Passage

Ye did runne well: who did let you, that ye did not obey the trueth?

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:5 For we through the Spirit waite for the hope of righteousnes through faith.

Galatians 5:6 For in Iesus Christ neither circumcision auaileth any thing, neither vncircumcision, but faith which worketh by loue.

Galatians 5:7 Ye did runne well: who did let you, that ye did not obey the trueth?

Galatians 5:8 It is not the perswasion of him that calleth you.

Galatians 5:9 A litle leauen doeth leauen the whole lumpe.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "For in Iesus Christ neither circumcision auaileth..." into verse 8's "It is not the perswasion of him...", so "runne" and "well" 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 "runne" and "well" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.