Galatians 4:11

4:11 I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.

Galatians 4:21

An Appeal from Allegory

4:21 Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand the law? ¹ 

Galatians 5:7

5:7 You were running well; who prevented you from obeying ²  the truth?

Galatians 5:18

5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

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¹ tn Or “will you not hear what the law says?” The Greek verb ἀκούω (akouw) means “hear, listen to,” but by figurative extension it can also mean “obey.” It can also refer to the process of comprehension that follows hearing, and that sense fits the context well here.

² tn Or “following.” BDAG 792 s.v. πείθω 3.b states, “obey, follow w. dat. of the pers. or thing…Gal 3:1 v.l.; 5:7.”