Galatians 1:14 KJV — MannaFest

Galatians 1:14

And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

KJV

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ASV

and I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

WEB

I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

YLT

and I was advancing in Judaism above many equals in age in mine own race, being more abundantly zealous of my fathers' deliverances,

DBT

and advanced in Judaism beyond many [my] contemporaries in my nation, being exceedingly zealous of the doctrines of my fathers.

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Galatians — Paul's gospel defended against a different gospel. Biography, then argument, then ethics — the Magna Carta of Christian liberty.

Author: Paul (1:1), no co-sender
Date: c. AD 48–49 (south-Galatia view) or c. AD 53–55 (north-Galatia view)

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Romans 10:2
For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.
Colossians 2:8
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
Acts 26:5
Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
Mark 7:3
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
Acts 21:20
And when they heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:

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This Paul often takes notice of, for the magnifying of that free and rich grace which had wrought so wonderful a change in him, whereby of so great a sinner he was made a sincere penitent, and from a persecutor had become an apostle.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

profited--Greek, "I was becoming a proficient"; "I made progress." above--beyond. my equals--Greek, "Of mine own age, among my countrymen." traditions of my fathers--namely, those of the Pharisees, Paul being "a Pharisee, and son of a Pharisee" (Ac 23:6; "MY fathers," shows that it is not to be understood generally of the traditions of the nation.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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GAL 1:14COL 2:8 1TI 6:20
GAL 1:14COL 2:8 EPH 5:6
GAL 1:14COL 2:8 MAT 7:15
GAL 1:14COL 2:8 GAL 4:9
GAL 1:14COL 2:8 1CO 3:18-19
GAL 1:14ACT 22:3 PHP 3:5-6
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
GAL 1:14ACT 22:3 ACT 26:5
GAL 1:14ACT 22:3 ACT 9:11

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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