Galatians 5:7
Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?
Cross-reference
In Galatians 3:1, Paul earlier asks who bewitched them — same concern about false teachers hindering their obedience to the truth.
Galatians 1:6 shows the Galatians deserting the gospel — the same hindrance Paul laments in 5:7, where they were running well but turned away.
Galatians 4:16 reveals Paul's truth-telling made him an enemy — linked to the 'obeying the truth' they abandoned in 5:7.
In Romans 2:8, Paul warns against those who do not obey the truth — contrasting the obedience that was being hindered here.
1 Corinthians 9:24 uses the same running metaphor to urge disciplined pursuit of the prize — reinforcing Paul’s image of a race.
Hebrews 12:1 also uses the race metaphor, urging endurance — echoing the idea of running well and not being hindered.
1 Peter 1:22 explicitly mentions 'obedience to the truth' — the exact phrase Paul uses in Galatians 5:7.
Colossians 1:23 conditions salvation on continuing in faith — directly echoes the perseverance the Galatians failed at in 5:7.
Ezekiel 18:24 describes a righteous person turning away — parallels the danger of being hindered from continuing in obedience.
Romans 6:17 thanks God for believers who became obedient from the heart — reinforcing the obedience to truth that Paul says was hindered.
Philippians 3:16 urges holding to what was attained — a call to perseverance that contrasts with the Galatians being hindered from their good start.
2 Thessalonians 1:8 warns of judgment on those who do not obey the gospel — contrasts with the Galatians who were obeying but hindered.
Hebrews 11:8 shows Abraham's obedience by faith — a positive example of the kind of obedience Galatians urges.
In Romans 10:16, Paul laments that not all have obeyed the gospel — echoes the same concern about obedience to truth.
Romans 16:26 defines the gospel as bringing about the 'obedience of faith' — the same obedience hindered in Galatians.