“I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.”
I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion will pay the penalty, whoever he is. — Paul's confidence ('peitho' — I am persuaded) in the Galatians' ultimate fidelity is rooted 'en kyriō' (in the Lord), expressing faith in the Spirit's work; meanwhile, the Judaizing troublemaker ('tarasso' — throws into confusion) will face divine reckoning ('kriō' — judge).
Church Fathers on Galatians 5:10
“I have confidence to you-ward in the Lord, that you will be none otherwise minded.” He does not say, “you are not minded,” but, “you will not be minded;” that is, you will be set right. And how does he know this? He says not “I know,” but “I trust in God, and invoking His aid in order to your correction, I am in hopes;” and he says, not merely, “I have confidence in the Lord,” but, “I have confidence towards you in the Lord.” Every where he connects complaint with his…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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