Galatians 1:12 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 1:11-12

Galatians 1:11-12. But I certify you, brethren He does not, till now, give them even this appellation; that the gospel which was preached by me Among you; is not after man Of mere human authority and invention; is not from man, not by man, nor suited to the taste of man; for I neither received it of man From the authority or interposition of any man; neither was I taught it By any writing or any human method of instruction; but by revelation of Jesus Christ Who communicated to me... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:11-24

Paul’s gospel came direct from God (1:11-24)Again Paul emphasizes that the gospel he preaches was not of human invention and came from no human source. He received it through the direct work of God in him (11-12). He supports this claim by pointing out that his preaching of this gospel has nothing to do with his religious background. He had been brought up a strict Jew, opposed to Christianity, educated in the law and obedient to the traditions (13-14).Nor did any of the apostles, leading... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 1:12

neither. Greek. oude. of = from. Greek. para . App-104 . revelation . Greek. apokalupsis . App-106 . Compare Acts 9:15 ; Acts 26:16-18 , read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Galatians 1:12

12. Translate, "For not even did I myself (any more than the other apostles) receive it from man, nor was I taught it (by man)." "Received it," implies the absence of labor in acquiring it. "Taught it," implies the labor of learning. by the revelation of Jesus Christ—Translate, "by revelation of [that is, from] Jesus Christ." By His revealing it to me. Probably this took place during the three years, in part of which he sojourned in Arabia (Galatians 1:17; Galatians 1:18), in the vicinity of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 1:11-12

Whenever Paul wrote, "I would have you know" (cf. 1 Corinthians 12:3; 1 Corinthians 15:1; 2 Corinthians 8:1), he intended to draw special attention to what he proceeded to say. Paul did not receive his gospel from traditional sources (his teachers) nor did he learn it through traditional means (the curriculum of his formal education). It came to him as a special revelation from Jesus Christ, and it was a revelation of who Jesus Christ really is. "According to" (Galatians 1:11; Gr. kata) means... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 1:11-17

1. The source of Paul’s gospel 1:11-17Paul clarified the source of his gospel message in this pericope to convince his readers that the gospel he had preached to them was the true gospel. What the false teachers were presenting was heresy. He began an autobiographical section here (Galatians 1:11 to Galatians 2:14). It fills one-fifth of the entire epistle. In it he went to great pains to prove that both his gospel and his commission to preach it came directly from Jesus Christ on the Damascus... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 1:11-21

II. PERSONAL DEFENSE OF PAUL’S GOSPEL 1:11-2:21The first of the three major sections of the epistle begins here. We could classify them as history (Galatians 1:11 to Galatians 2:21), theology (chs. 3-4), and ethics (Galatians 5:1 to Galatians 6:10).". . . Paul was . . . following the logic of the Christian life: Because of who God is and what he has done (history) we must believe what he has said (theology) in order to live as he commands (ethics)." [Note: Ibid., p. 66. Cf. C. K. Barrett,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 1:11-24

A. Independence from other apostles 1:11-24This is the first of three subsections in Paul’s autobiographical account, the historical portion of the epistle. It relates Paul’s early Christian experience and his first meeting with the church leaders in Jerusalem. The other subsections record his meeting with the Jerusalem leaders over the scope and sphere of his missionary work (Galatians 2:1-10) and his confrontation with Peter in Antioch (Galatians 2:11-21). This all builds up to his... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 1:1-24

St. Paul maintains the Validity of his Apostleship and the Truth of his Gospel1-5. The Apostle sends greetings from himself and the brethren with him to the Churches of Galatia, reminding them at the same time that his apostolic authority was not of human but of divine origin.Paraphrase. ’(1) I, Paul,—no self-constituted or humanly appointed missionary, but an Apostle divinely called by Christ and by God, who raised Him from the dead—(2) send greetings to the Churches of Galatia, in which all... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Galatians 1:12

(12) For I neither received it.—The first “neither” in this verse does not answer to the second, but qualifies the pronoun “I.” The connection in the thought is perhaps something of this kind: “The gospel is not human as it comes to you; neither was it human as it first came to me.”Taught.—There is an antithesis between this word and “revelation” in the next clause. “I did not receive my doctrine from man by a process of teaching and learning, but from Christ Himself by direct revelation.”By... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 1:11-12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:11-24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 1:12

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Galatians 1:12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 1:11-12

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 1:11-17

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 1:11-21

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 1:11-24

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 1:1-24

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Galatians 1:12

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