Galatians 1:20 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 1:20-24

Galatians 1:20-24. Now the things which I write unto you With respect to all these circumstances of them; I lie not As I affirm before God, who searcheth the heart, and from whom nothing is hid. Afterward Departing from Jerusalem; I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia To exercise my ministry there, and, if possible, to bring those among whom I was born and brought up, to the knowledge of Christ and his gospel. It appears from Acts 9:30, that some of the brethren in Jerusalem,... 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 1:20

behold . Greek. idou . App-193 .: read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Galatians 1:20

Galatians 1:20. Before God, I lie not.— A revelation of the facts and doctrines of Christianity immediately from Jesus Christ himself, without the assistance of any human teacher, so wonderfully agreeing in all its branches with that which the Lord Jesus Christ had taught on earth, both before and after his resurrection, was so extraordinary an event, and of so great importance to those whom St. Paul visited, and to whom he wrote, that one cannot wonder he should think proper to assert it in so... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Galatians 1:20

20. Solemn asseveration that his statement is true that his visit was but for fifteen days and that he saw no apostle save Peter and James. Probably it had been reported by Judaizers that he had received a long course of instruction from the apostles in Jerusalem from the first; hence his earnestness in asserting the contrary facts. 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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 1:18-24

2. The events of Paul’s early ministry 1:18-24This section continues the point of the previous one. Paul was not dependent on the other apostles for his ministry any more than he was for the message he proclaimed. This explanation would have further convinced his readers of the divine source and authority of his message. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 1:20

Paul may have added this verse to help the Galatians realize not only that he was telling the truth but that he really had received his gospel by divine revelation. The truth of the gospel, as he preached it, was at stake in the truthfulness of what he said, as was the error of what the false teachers were proclaiming. [Note: Cf. J. P. Sampley, "’Before God, I do not lie’ (Gal. i.20): Paul’s Self-Defence in the Light of Roman Legal Praxis," New Testament Studies 23 (1976-77):481-82.] 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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 1:20-24

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:11-24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Galatians 1:20

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Galatians 1:20

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Galatians 1:20

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

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 1:18-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Galatians 1:20

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

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