Verse 14
Galatians 1:14
Bible in Basic English
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And I went farther in the Jews' religion than a number of my generation among my countrymen, having a more burning interest in the beliefs handed down from my fathers.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ προέκοπτον ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ ὑπὲρ πολλοὺς συνηλικιώτας ἐν τῷ γένει μου, περισσοτέρως ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τῶν πατρικῶν μου παραδόσεων.
English Translation
And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, being more extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
1
Paul, an Apostle (not from men, and not through man, but through Yashua (Jesus) Christ, and God (Elo...
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And all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
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Grace to you and peace from God (Elohim) the Father and our Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ,
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Who gave himself for our sins, so that he might make us free from this present evil world, after the...
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To whom be the glory for ever and ever. So be it.
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I am surprised that you are being so quickly turned away from him whose word came to you in the grac...
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Which is not another sort: only there are some who give you trouble, desiring to make changes in the...
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But even if we, or an angel from heaven, were to be a preacher to you of good news other than that w...
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As we have said before, so say I now again, If any man is a preacher to you of any good news other t...
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10
Am I now using arguments to men, or God (Elohim)? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was...
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Because I say to you, my brothers, that the good news of which I was the preacher is not man's.
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For I did not get it from man, and I was not given teaching in it, but it came to me through revelat...
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13
For news has come to you of my way of life in the past in the Jews' religion, how I was cruel withou...
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14
And I went farther in the Jews' religion than a number of my generation among my countrymen, having...
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But when it was the good pleasure of God (Elohim), by whom I was marked out even from my mother's bo...
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To give the revelation of his Son in me, so that I might give the news of him to the Gentiles; then...
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And I went not up to Jerusalem to those who were Apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, an...
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Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Cephas, and was there with him fifteen days.
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But of the other Apostles I saw only James, the Lord's brother.
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Now God (Elohim) is witness that the things which I am writing to you are true.
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Then I came to the parts of Syria and Cilicia.
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And the churches of Judaea which were in Christ still had no knowledge of my face or person:
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Only it came to their ears that he who at one time was cruel to us is now preaching the faith which...
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And they gave glory to God (Elohim) in me.
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