Galatians 1:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For He here adds the reason why he speaks so confidently; do I now persuade, or satisfy, men Is this what I aim at in preaching or writing? or God? Do I endeavour, in my ministry, to ingratiate myself with men, or to approve myself to God? Or do I seek to please men By a compliance with their prejudices or designs? For if I yet Or still, as before my conversion; pleased men Studied to please them; if this were my motive of action, nay, if I did in fact please the men who know not God, I should not be the servant of Christ I should not deserve the name of a Christian, and much less that of a minister and an apostle. Hear this, all ye who vainly hope to keep in favour both with God and with the world! And let all those ministers especially observe it, who either alter or conceal the doctrines of the gospel, for fear of displeasing their hearers, or to gain popularity.