Galatians 1:23 BSB — MannaFest

Galatians 1:23

They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

BSB

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ASV

but they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now preacheth the faith of which he once made havoc;

KJV

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

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Galatians (420)

(Verses 22-24.) But I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea, which were in Christ Jesus. They only heard it said: He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy. And they glorified God in me. The churches of Judea had only heard of me by reputation. And among them, they saw me more as a persecutor than as an apostle.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

But they had heard only ... - They had not seen me; but the remarkable fact of my conversion had been reported to them. It was a fact that could hardly be concealed; see the note at Act 26:26.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Translate as Greek, "They were hearing": tidings were brought them from time to time [CONYBEARE and HOWSON]. he which persecuted us in times past--"our former persecutor" [ALFORD]. The designation by which he was known among Christians still better than by his name "Saul." destroyed--Greek, "was destroying."

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
μόνον	monon	Only	G3441 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
ἀκούοντες	akouontes	hearing	G191 →
ἦσαν	ēsan	they were	G1510 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ὁ	ho	the [one]	G3588 →
διώκων	diōkōn	persecuting	G1377 →
ἡμᾶς	hēmas	us	G3165 →
ποτε	pote	formerly	G4218 →
νῦν	nun	now	G3568 →
εὐαγγελίζεται	euangelizetai	is evangelising	G2097 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
πίστιν	pistin	faith	G4102 →
ἥν	hēn	which	G3739 →
ποτε	pote	once	G4218 →
ἐπόρθει·	eporthei	he was destroying;	G4199 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 9:26
When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
leads to
- Acts 26:20
  First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of…
- Galatians 1:17–19
  nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
Through
Acts 9:20
Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
leads to
- John 20:28
  Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”
- 1 John 4:14–15
  And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent His Son to be the Savior of the world.
- Galatians 2:20
  I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved…
Through
Acts 9:13
But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
leads to
- 1 Timothy 1:13–15
  I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
- Acts 8:3
  But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
- Acts 22:19–20
  ‘Lord,’ I answered, ‘they know very well that in one synagogue after another I imprisoned and beat those who believed in You.

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Where the connections lead

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