Galatians 5:8

“This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.] That is, the opinion they were persuaded to believe; and which the Syriac version renders, ˆwksyp, “your persuasion”; this is not of God, who had called them into the grace of Christ; nor of Christ, who had called them to the knowledge of himself, and communion with him; nor of the Spirit of Christ, who had called them with an holy calling, and who still continued to call them to repentance; nor of any faithful minister of the Gospel, who had been concerned as an instrument in their effectual calling; meaning the notion they were persuaded to give into, that circumcision and the works of the law were necessary to salvation, and that these…”

“This persuasion--Greek, "The persuasion," namely, to which you are yielding. There is a play on words in the original, the Greek for persuasion being akin to "obey" (Gal 5:7). This persuasion which ye have obeyed. cometh not of--that is "from." Does not emanate from Him, but from an enemy. that calleth you-- (Gal 5:13; Gal 1:6; Phi 3:14; Th1 5:24). The calling is the rule of the whole race [BENGEL].”

“This persuasion - This belief that it is necessary to obey the laws of Moses, and to intermingle the observance of Jewish rites with the belief of the Christian doctrines in order to be saved. Not of him that calleth you - That is, of God, who had called them into his kingdom. That it refers to God and not to Paul is plain. They knew well enough that Paul had not persuaded them to it, and it was important now to show them that it could not be traced to God, though they who taught it pretended to be commissioned by him. return to 'Top of Page'”

“This your present persuasion cometh not from God, who called you - to his kingdom and glory. Galatians 5:9”

“5:8 The Galatians thought that their commitment to the law would please God, but God wasn’t calling them to this slavery. God called them to freedom.”

“him: Gal 1:6 Galatians 5:9”