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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:20

Now the things which I write unto you ,.... Concerning his education, his religion, his principles and practices before conversion; concerning his call by the grace of God, the revelation of Christ in him, and his preaching of him among the Heathen; concerning his travels to several places for this purpose, and especially concerning his not receiving the Gospel from men, not from any of the apostles; and how that upon his conversion he did not go up to Jerusalem to any of them, to be taught... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:21

Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia . For having disputed against the Grecians at Jerusalem, and being too hard for them, it so irritated them, that they were going to murder him; which being known to the brethren there, they got him out of the way, and had him down to Caesarea, and so to Tarsus, a city in Cilicia; where he was born; in which places and in the countries about he preached the Gospel of Christ; to Tarsus, Barnabas went for him seeking him, and finding him... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:22

And was unknown by face ,.... Or "in person". This is said to prevent what might be objected, that though the apostle had not received the Gospel he preached from any of the apostles at Jerusalem; yet he might have had it from the churches that were in the land of Judea, and from some of the principal men in them; but this was so far from being truth, that he was not so much as known unto the churches of Judea which were in Christ; for there was not only a famous church of believers in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:23

But they had heard only ,.... What they knew of the apostle was only by hearsay; they had never seen him, nor heard him preach, nor conversed with him, only had it reported to them; that he which persecuted us in times past ; some few years ago, and not them personally, but such as were of the same faith with them, the church at Jerusalem and the members of it; which he made havoc of, committing men and women to prison, and causing others to flee to strange cities; now preacheth the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:24

And they glorified God in me . Or "for me"; on his account; for the wonderful grace bestowed on him and wrought in him; for the surprising change that was made in him, that of a persecutor he should become a preacher, which they ascribed, as he himself did, to the abundant grace of God; they were greatly thankful and blessed God, who had given him such large gifts, and made him so greatly useful in the cause, and among the churches of Christ. And by observing this, how much the churches in... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 1:13

Ye have heard of my conversation - Την εμην αναστροφην· My manner of life; the mode in which I conducted myself. Beyond measure I persecuted the Church - For proofs of this the reader is referred to Acts 9:1-2 ; (note); Acts 22:4 ; (note), and the notes there. The apostle tells them that they had heard this, because, being Jews, they were acquainted with what had taken place in Judea, relative to these important transactions. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 1:14

And profited in the Jews' religion - The apostle does not mean that he became more exemplary in the love and practice of the pure law of God than any of his countrymen, but that he was more profoundly skilled in the traditions of the fathers than most of his fellow students were, or, as the word συνηλικιωτας may mean his contemporaries. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 1:15

Who separated me from my mother's womb - Him whom I acknowledge as the God of nature and the God of grace; who preserved me by his providence when I was a helpless infant, and saved me by his grace when I was an adult persecutor. For some useful remarks on these passages see the introduction, sec. 2. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 1:16

To reveal his Son in me - To make me know Jesus Christ, and the power of his resurrection. That I might preach him among the heathen - For it was to the Gentiles, and the dispersed Jews among the Gentiles, that St. Paul was especially sent. Peter was sent more particularly to the Jews in the land of Judea; Paul to those in the different Greek provinces. I conferred not with flesh and blood - I did not take counsel with men; σαρξ και αἱμα , which is a literal translation of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 1:17

Neither went I up to Jerusalem - The aim of the apostle is to show that he had his call so immediately and pointedly from God himself, that he had no need of the concurrence even of the apostles, being appointed by the same authority, and fitted to the work by the same grace and Spirit, as they were. But I went into Arabia - That part of Arabia which was contiguous to Damascus, over which Aretas was then king. Of this journey into Arabia we have no other account. As St. Luke was not then... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 1:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 1:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 1:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 1:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 1:17

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