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Galatians 1:16

Jesus
Witness and mission

14 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

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,

17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.

18 Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.

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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
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,
KJV
To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
WEB
to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,
ASV
to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood:
DARBY
was pleased to reveal his Son in me, that I may announce him as glad tidings among the nations, immediately I took not counsel with flesh and blood,
BLB
to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I conferred not immediately with flesh and blood,
ÅB
etter sin vilje åpenbarte sin Sønn i meg, for at jeg skulle forkynne evangeliet om ham blant hedningene, da samrådde jeg meg ikke med kjød og blod,
OTB
å åpenbare sin Sønn i meg, for at jeg skulle forkynne ham blant hedningene, rådførte jeg meg ikke straks med noe menneske,
B1930
efter sin vilje åpenbarte sin Sønn i mig, forat jeg skulde forkynne evangeliet om ham blandt hedningene, da samrådde jeg mig ikke med kjød og blod,

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Cross references

  • Matthew 16:17

    Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.

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  • Ephesians 3:5–10

    which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.

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  • Ephesians 1:17–18

    that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.

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  • Matthew 26:41

    “Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

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  • Romans 1:13–14

    I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, how often I planned to come to you (but have been prevented from visiting until now), in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.

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  • Acts 22:21

    Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

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  • Romans 11:13

    I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry

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  • Romans 15:16–19

    to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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