Galatians 1:13
11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
For 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:
14 And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
- KJV
- For 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:
- WEB
- For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it.
- ASV
- For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews` religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:
- DARBY
- For ye have heard [what was] my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I excessively persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it;
- BLB
- For you⁺ heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism, that according to excess I was persecuting the church of God and was ravaging it.
- ÅB
- Dere har jo hørt hvordan jeg før i tiden levde som jøde, at jeg over all måte forfulgte Guds menighet og ødela den,
- OTB
- For dere har hørt om min tidligere livsførsel i jødedommen, hvordan jeg intenst forfulgte Guds menighet og prøvde å ødelegge den.
- B1930
- I har jo hørt hvorledes jeg fordum levde som jøde, at jeg over all måte forfulgte Guds menighet og ødela den,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 22:3–5
I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
Read in contextActs 8:3
As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Read in contextActs 26:4–5
My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
Read in contextActs 26:9–11
I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
Read in context1 Timothy 1:13
Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
Read in contextActs 9:21
But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests?
Read in contextActs 9:26
And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
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