“And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:”
And all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia — the plural 'churches' indicates multiple congregations scattered across the region, all of whom are receiving this single, heated epistle, suggesting a coordinated crisis affecting the whole of Paul's Galatian mission.
Church Fathers on Galatians 1:2
The exordium is full of a vehement and lofty spirit, and not the exordium only, but also, so to speak, the whole Epistle. For always to address one's disciples with mildness, even when they need severity is not the part of a teacher but it would be the part of a corrupter and enemy. Wherefore our Lord too, though He generally spoke gently to His disciples, here and there uses sterner language, and at one time pronounces a blessing, at another a rebuke. Thus, having said to…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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