Galatians 1:8

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“But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!”

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Read Galatians 1:8 in the flow of Galatians1 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Galatians1 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“But though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach unto you any gospel other than that which we preached unto you, let him be anathema.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“but even if we or a messenger out of heaven may proclaim good news to you different from what we did proclaim to you--anathema let him be!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Galatians 1:8 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 9:25he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.”
  2. Deuteronomy 27:15‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
  3. Joshua 9:23Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”
  4. 1 Samuel 26:19Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
  5. Nehemiah 13:25I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!
  6. Matthew 25:41Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
  7. Mark 14:71But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”
  8. Acts 23:14They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves with a solemn oath not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.
  9. Romans 9:3For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,
  10. 1 Corinthians 12:3Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
  11. 1 Corinthians 16:22If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!
  12. 2 Corinthians 11:13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
  13. Galatians 1:9As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
  14. Galatians 3:10All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
  15. Galatians 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
  16. 1 Timothy 1:19holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
  17. Titus 3:10Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,
  18. 2 Peter 2:14Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
  19. Revelation 22:18I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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