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Galatians 1:16 — King James Version← Study notes

To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:


Galatians 1:16Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 1:1618 words
GreekMeaning
ἀποκαλύψαιapokalypsai
to revealverbG601
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
υἱὸνhyion
SonnounG5207
αὐτοῦautou
of HimpronounG846
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἐμοὶemoi
me myselfpronounG1473
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
εὐαγγελίζωμαιeuangelizōmai
I may evangeliseverbG2097
αὐτὸνauton
HimpronounG846
ἐνen
amongprepositionG1722
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
ἔθνεσινethnesin
GentilesnounG1484
εὐθέωςeutheōs
immediatelyadverbG2112
οὐou
notadverbG3756
προσανεθέμηνprosanethemēn
I consultedverbG4323
σαρκὶsarki
with fleshnounG4561
καὶkai
andwordG2532
αἵματιhaimati
with bloodnounG129
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 1:16

“But when it was the good pleasure of God, Who separated me, even from my mother's womb, and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood.” Here his object is to show, that it was by some secret providence that he was left for a time to himself. For if he was set apart from his mother's womb to be an Apostle and to be called to that ministry, yet was not actually called till…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Commentary on Galatians, Chapter 1
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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