Plural Personal Pronouns in the Epistle of Paul to the Galatians

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Plural Personal Pronouns in the Epistle of Paul
to the Galatians
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Chapter One

• 1Paul, an apostle (not of men neither by man, but
  by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised
  him from the dead) 2and all the brethren who are
  with me, unto the churches of Galatia

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Revelation Chapter Two

• 1Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write
  These things saith he that holdeth the seven
  stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst
  of the seven golden candlesticks

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Revelation Chapter Two

• 2I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy
  patience, and how thou canst not bear them which
  are evil and thou hast tried them which say they
  are apostles, and are not, and hast found them
  liars 3And hast borne, and hast patience, and
  for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not
  fainted.

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Revelation Chapter Two

• 4Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee,
  because thou hast left thy first love. 5Remember
  therefore from whence thou art fallen, and
  repent, and do the first works or else I will
  come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy
  candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

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Chapter One

• 3Grace be to you and peace from God the Father,
  and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 4who gave himself
  for our sins, that he might deliver us from this
  present evil world, according to the will of God
  and our Father,

Jesus gave himself for our sins. Does our
sins refer to the sins of churches or to the
sins of individuals?
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Chapter One

• 3Grace be to you and peace from God the Father,
  and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 4who gave himself
  for our sins, that he might deliver us from this
  present evil world, according to the will of God
  and our Father,

Jesus gave himself for our sins, that he might
deliver us from this present evil world.
Deliver us congregations or us individuals?
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Chapter One

• 6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him
  that called you into the grace of Christ unto
  another gospel,

The ye who were so soon removed were the same
as the you who had been calledinto the grace
of Christ. Were congregations or individuals
calledinto the grace of Christ?
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Chapter One

• 7 which is not another but there be some that
  trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of
  Christ.

How were the false teachers troubling the
churches of Galatia? They were troubling the
churches by teaching that individual male
Christians had to submit to physical circumcision
to be saved.
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Chapter Six

• 12As many as desire to make a fair shew in the
  flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised only
  lest they should suffer persecution for the cross
  of Christ. 13For neither they themselves who are
  circumcised keep the law but desire to have you
  circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

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Chapter Six

• 14But God forbid that I should glory, save in the
  cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world
  is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. 15For
  in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any
  thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

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Chapter One

• 8But 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. 9As we
  said before, so say I now again, if any man
  preach any other gospel unto you than that ye
  have received, let him be accursed.

The gospel was preached to them as individuals,
not as local churches. It was also received by
them as individuals.
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Chapter One

• 11But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel
  which was preached of me is not after man. For I
  neither received it of man, neither was I taught
  it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Here, Paul makes it clear that he is writing to
the individual Christians who make up the
churches.
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Chapter Six

• 1Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye
  which are spiritual, restore such an one in the
  spirit of meekness considering thyself, lest
  thou also be tempted.
• 2Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the
  law of Christ.

Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with
those who weep. (Rom. 1215)
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Chapter Six

• 1Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye
  which are spiritual, restore such an one in the
  spirit of meekness considering thyself, lest
  thou also be tempted.
• 2Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the
  law of Christ.
• 3For if a man think himself to be something, when
  he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

And if one member suffers, all the members suffer
with it or if one member is honored, all the
members rejoice with it. (1 Cor. 1226)
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Chapter Six

• 1Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye
  which are spiritual, restore such an one in the
  spirit of meekness considering thyself, lest
  thou also be tempted.
• 2Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the
  law of Christ.
• 3For if a man think himself to be something, when
  he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed
lest he fall. (1 Cor. 1012)
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Chapter Six

• 4But let every man prove his own work, and then
  shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not
  in another.
• 5For every man shall bear his own burden.
• 6Let him that is taught in the word communicate
  unto him that teacheth in all good things.
• 7Be not deceived God is not mocked for
  whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

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Chapter Six

• 8For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the
  flesh reap corruption but he that soweth to the
  Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
  
• 9And let us not be weary in well doing for in
  due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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Chapter Six

• 10As we have therefore opportunity, let us do
  good unto all men, especially unto them who are
  of the household of faith.

Some try to shift the responsibility thus
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Chapter Six

• 10As we have therefore opportunity, let us do
  good unto all men, especially unto them who are
  of the household of faith.

This is what the text actually teaches.