Galatians 1:16

Galatians 1:16

14 And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, ^abeing more exceedingly zealous ^bfor the traditions of my fathers.

15 But when it pleased God, ^awho separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace,

16 ^ato reveal His Son in me, that ^bI might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with ^cflesh and blood,

17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

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18 Then after three years ^aI went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and remained with him fifteen days.

19 But ^aI saw none of the other apostles except ^bJames, the Lord’s brother.

20 (Now concerning the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie.)

21 ^aAfterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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reveal his Son in me—within me, in my inmost soul, by the Holy Spirit (Galatians 2:20). Compare II Corinthians 4:6, "shined in our hearts." The revealing of His Son by me to the Gentiles (so translate for "heathen") was impossible, unless He had first revealed His Son in me; at first on my conversion, but especially at the subsequent revelation from Jesus Christ (Galatians 1:12), whereby I learned the Gospel's independence of the Mosaic law.

that I might preach—the present in the Greek, which includes the idea "that I may preach Him," implying an office still continuing. This was the main commission entrusted to him (Galatians 2:7, Galatians 2:9).

immediately—connected chiefly with "I went into Arabia" (Galatians 1:17). It denotes the sudden fitness of the apostle. So Acts 9:20, "Straightway he preached Christ in the synagogue."

I conferred not—Greek, "I had not further (namely, in addition to revelation) recourse to . . . for the purpose of consulting." The divine revelation was sufficient for me [BENGEL].

flesh and blood— (Matthew 16:17).

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