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Galatians 1:15-20 KJV
Galatians · chapter 1 · verses 15–20
15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, 16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: 17Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus. 18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. 19But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother. 20Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.Galatians 1:15-20 · King James Version
Galatians 1:15-20 in context
13For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
14And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
15But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
17Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
19But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.
20Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
21Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
22And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
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- immediatelyeutheōsstraightway, immediately, forthwithG2112 →
- separatedaphorizōto mark off from others by boundaries, to limit, to separate, in a bad sense to exclude…G873 →
- conferredprosanatithēmito lay upon in addition to, to lay upon one's self in addition, to undertake besides, to…G4323 →
- JerusalemhierosolymaJerusalem = " set ye double peace" , denotes either the city itself or the…G2414 →
- mother'smētēra mother, metaph. the source of something, the motherlandG3384 →
- apostlesapostolosa delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders, specifically applied to the twelve…G652 →
- returnedhypostrephōto turn back, to turn about, to returnG5290 →
- pleasedeudokeōit seems good to one, is one's good pleasure, think it good, choose, determine, decide…G2106 →
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What Paul had said more generally, in the preface of this epistle, he now proceeds more particularly to enlarge upon. There he had declared himself to be an apostle of Christ; and here he comes more directly to support his claim to that character and office.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-24