"The end of Paul's letter to the Galatians carries the same weight of seriousness, urgency and indignation as the rest of it. As both the beginning and the end, he commends the readers to God's grace. His deep concern for the spiritual welfare of those to whom he writes is evident throughout the epistle. Except for the closing benediction, verses 11-18 are largely a parting salvo against the Judaizers, whose heretical activities prompted the letter in the first place." MacArthur, Galatians, p. 193
