Galatians 5:7 (WEB)

Passage

You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth?

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:5 For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.

Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

Galatians 5:7 You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth?

Galatians 5:8 This persuasion is not from him who calls you.

Galatians 5:9 A little yeast grows through the whole lump.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "running", "well", "interfered", "should", "obey", and "truth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "running" 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 Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts..." into verse 8's "This persuasion is not from him who...", so "running" 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 "running" and "well" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.