Galatians 1:23
21 Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
24 And they glorified God because of me.
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
- They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
- KJV
- But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
- WEB
- but they only heard, “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.”
- ASV
- but they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of which he once made havoc;
- DARBY
- only they were hearing that he who persecuted us formerly now announces the glad tidings of the faith which formerly he ravaged:
- BLB
- But they were only hearing that “the one formerly persecuting us now preaches the faith that formerly he was ravaging.”
- ÅB
- de hadde bare hørt si: Han som før forfulgte oss, han forkynner nå den tro som han før ville utrydde;
- OTB
- De hørte bare rapporten: "Mannen som en gang forfulgte oss, forkynner nå den tro han en gang prøvde å ødelegge."
- B1930
- de hadde bare hørt si: Han som før forfulgte oss, han forkynner nu den tro som han før vilde utrydde;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Corinthians 15:8–10
And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.
Read in context1 Timothy 1:13–16
I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
Read in contextActs 9:13
But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
Read in contextActs 9:20
Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
Read in contextActs 9:26
When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
Read in contextActs 6:7
So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
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