Galatians 3:1 O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth… St. Paul's metaphor is derived from the popular belief in the power of the evil eye, and the word he employs originally referred to witchery by spells and incantations; but as it occurs in actual use it denotes the blighting influence of the evil eye. This belief is not confined to the East or to ancient times, but is common in some countries of Europe even now. The word then involves two ideas — (1) The baleful influence on the recipient. (2) The envious spirit of the agent. (Bishop Lightfoot.) Parallel Verses KJV: O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? |
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