Gálatas 1:13, Gálatas 1:23 NVT

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Galatians 1:13

1:13 conversation (e-8) i.e. 'manner of life.' read more

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 1:13

(13) Ye have heard.—Rather, ye heard. It was indeed notorious; but the Apostle may be referring to the fact that he himself usually (see Acts 22:3-21; Acts 26:4-20; 1 Corinthians 15:8-10) brought his own career and experiences into his preaching, so that they may have heard it from his own lips.My conversation . . . in the Jews’ religion.—How I behaved in the days of my Judaism. The phrase “Jews’ religion” (literally, Judaism) is not used with any sense of disparagement.Wasted it.—The same word... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Galatians 1:13-14

(13, 14) Proof that the doctrine of the Apostle is derived from God and not from man, in that it could not be accounted for by his antecedents and education, all of which told against, rather than for, a Christian belief of any kind. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Galatians 1:1-24

The Unalterable Gospel Galatians 1:8 I. It is always the work of a critical stage in the history when the ways of escape are rigidly limited in number. The most appalling situations in life are not those from which we may flee through many doors. The graver the complications that face us, the fewer the feasible schemes of salvation from their cruel entanglement. And such common analogies have their special application to the subject of sin. If redemption is possible, it is inconceivable that... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:11-14

Chapter 4PAUL’S GOSPEL REVEALED BY CHRIST.Galatians 1:11-14HERE the Epistle begins in its main purport. What has gone before is so much exordium. The sharp, stern sentences of Galatians 1:6-10 are like the roll of artillery that ushers in the battle. The mists rise from the field. We see the combatants arrayed on either side. In due order and with cool self-command the Apostle proceeds to marshal and deploy his forces. His truthful narrative corrects the misrepresentations of his opponents, and... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Galatians 1:1-24

Analysis and Annotations I. THE TESTIMONY OF PAUL CONCERNING HIS APOSTOLIC AUTHORITY AND THE GOSPEL CHAPTER 1 1. The Introduction. (Galatians 1:1-5 ) 2. The Rebuke. (Galatians 1:6-10 ) 3. Paul’s Gospel Given by Revelation. (Galatians 1:11-12 ) 4. How Paul became an Apostle Independent of Jerusalem. (Galatians 1:13-24 ) The introductory words of this Epistle are brief and of deep significance. He speaks of himself as an apostle not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Galatians 1:13

1:13 {7} For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:(7) He proves that he was extraordinarily taught by Christ himself, by this history of his former life, which the Galatians themselves knew well enough. For, he says, it is well known in what school I was brought up, even from my childhood, that is, among the deadly enemies of the Gospel. And no man may raise a frivolous objection and say that I... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 1:1-24

INTRODUCTION: PAUL'S CREDENTIALS (vs.1-5) Paul writes as an apostle, a sent-one entrusted by God to carry an authoritative message to which Christians must fully bow. "Not from men" (v.1). No human instrumentality was responsible for his gift of apostle: it was a communication directly from God. "Nor through man." This effectively disposes of both man's pretense of conferring gift and of his assumed right to appoint or ordain for ministry. Yet some, while acknowledging that God alone bestows... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Galatians 1:1-24

PAUL’S DEFENSE OF HIS AUTHORITY Paul defends his authority in five ways. On the grounds of: 1. His Divine call (Galatians 1:1 ) 2. His Divine revelation of the Gospel (Galatians 1:11-12 ) 3. His independence of the other apostles (Galatians 1:15-24 ) 4. His endorsement by the church, (Galatians 2:1-10 ) 5. His rebuke of Peter (Galatians 2:11-14 ) Speaking of his Divine call, some would say that his reference to man-made apostles has an application to the choice of Matthias in Acts 1:0 , though... read more