Galatians 1:22

1:22 But I was personally ¹  unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

Galatians 3:7

3:7 so then, understand ²  that those who believe are the sons of Abraham. ³ 

Galatians 4:10

4:10 You are observing religious ⁴  days and months and seasons and years.

Galatians 6:5

6:5 For each one will carry ⁵  his own load.

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¹ tn Or “by sight”; Grk “by face.”

² tn Grk “know.”

³ tn The phrase “sons of Abraham” is used here in a figurative sense to describe people who are connected to a personality, Abraham, by close nonmaterial ties. It is this personality that has defined the relationship and its characteristics (BDAG 1024-25 s.v. υἱός 2.c.α).

⁴ tn The adjective “religious” has been supplied in the translation to make clear that the problem concerns observing certain days, etc. in a religious sense (cf. NIV, NRSV “special days”). In light of the polemic in this letter against the Judaizers (those who tried to force observance of the Mosaic law on Gentile converts to Christianity) this may well be a reference to the observance of Jewish Sabbaths, feasts, and other religious days.

⁵ tn Or perhaps, “each one must carry.” A number of modern translations treat βαστάσει (bastasei) as an imperatival future.