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Galatians 1:23 — King James Version← Study notes

But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.


Galatians 1:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 1:2316 words
GreekMeaning
μόνονmonon
OnlyadjectiveG3441
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἀκούοντεςakouontes
hearingverbG191
ἦσανēsan
they wereverbG1510
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
Ho
the onearticleG3588
διώκωνdiōkōn
persecutingverbG1377
ἡμᾶςhēmas
uspronounG1473
ποτεpote
formerlyadverbG4218
νῦνnyn
nowadverbG3568
εὐαγγελίζεταιeuangelizetai
is evangelisingverbG2097
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
πίστινpistin
faithnounG4102
ἥνhēn
whichrelative pronounG3739
ποτεpote
onceadverbG4218
ἐπόρθειeporthei
he was destroyingverbG4199
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 1:23

“And I was still unknown by face unto the Churches of Judæa; but they only heard say, he that once persecuted us now preaches the faith of which he once made havoc.” What modesty in thus again mentioning the facts of his persecuting and laying waste the Church, and in thus making infamous his former life, while he passes over the illustrious deeds he was about to achieve! He might have told, had he wished it, all his successes, but he mentions none of these and stepping with…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Commentary on Galatians, Chapter 1
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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Mary PatelNote3mo ago
The cost of discipleship - Galatians 1
Faith isn't the absence of doubt - it's choosing to believe despite it. God is faithful in every circumstance. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to...
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