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Galatians 1:14

12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

13 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.

I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,

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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.

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BSB
I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
KJV
And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
WEB
I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
ASV
and I advanced in the Jews` religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
DARBY
and advanced in Judaism beyond many [my] contemporaries in my nation, being exceedingly zealous of the doctrines of my fathers.
BLB
And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my kindred, being more abundantly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
ÅB
og jeg gikk videre i jødedommen enn mange jevnaldrende i mitt folk, jeg var enda mere nidkjær for mine fedrene lærdommer.
OTB
Jeg gikk lenger i jødedommen enn mange av mine jevnaldrende blant mitt folk, og var ekstremt nidkjær for mine forfedres tradisjoner.
B1930
og jeg gikk videre i jødedommen enn mange jevnaldrende i mitt folk, jeg var enda mere nidkjær for mine fedrene lærdommer.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Colossians 2:8

    See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.

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  • Acts 26:5

    They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.

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  • Acts 22:3

    “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I am just as zealous for God as any of you here today.

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  • Philippians 3:4–6

    though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:

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  • Matthew 15:6

    he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.

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  • Jeremiah 9:14

    Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts and gone after the Baals, as their fathers taught them.”

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  • 1 Peter 1:8

    Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

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  • Acts 26:9

    So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

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