Galatians 1:12 BSB — MannaFest

Galatians 1:12

I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

BSB

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ASV

For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

KJV

For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

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Commentary

4 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Galatians (420)

(Verse 11, 12.) For I make known to you, brothers, the Gospel that was preached by me: that it is not according to man, nor did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but through the revelation of Jesus Christ. From this passage, the teachings of Ebion and Photinus are refuted: that God is Christ, and not only man.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

John Damascene

Commentary (church-history corpus) (749)

Do you see how he constantly affirms that he became God's disciple, in contrast to the claim of those who imposed the circumcision upon the Galatians, arguing that those who become disciples of Christ, i.e. Peter and James and John, permit the circumcision, whereas he is a disciple of the disciples and, therefore, they should not pay attention to them rather than to him?

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

For neither did I receive it - At once. Nor was I taught it - Slowly and gradually, by any man. But by the Revelation of Jesus Christ - Our Lord revealed to him at first, his resurrection, ascension, and the calling of the gentiles, and his own apostleship; and told him then, there were other things for which he would appear to him.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Translate, "For not even did I myself (any more than the other apostles) receive it from man, nor was I taught it (by man)." "Received it," implies the absence of labor in acquiring it. "Taught it," implies the labor of learning. by the revelation of Jesus Christ--Translate, "by revelation of [that is, from] Jesus Christ." By His revealing it to me.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οὐδὲ	oude	Neither	G3761 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἐγὼ	egō	I myself	G1473 →
παρὰ	para	from	G3844 →
ἀνθρώπου	anthrōpou	man	G444 →
παρέλαβον	parelabon	received	G3880 →
αὐτὸ	auto	it	G846 →
οὔτε	oute	nor	G3777 →
ἐδιδάχθην	edidachthēn	was I taught [it]	G1321 →
ἀλλὰ	alla	but	G235 →
δι᾽	di᾽	through	G1223 →
ἀποκαλύψεως	apokalupseōs	a revelation	G602 →
Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	of Jesus	G2424 →
Χριστοῦ.	Christou	Christ.	G5547 →

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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The walk8

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
1 Corinthians 2:10
But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
leads to
- John 14:26
  But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
- Ephesians 3:5
  which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
- Luke 10:21
  At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them…
- John 16:13
  However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to…
- Ephesians 3:3
  that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly.
Through
1 Corinthians 11:23
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
leads to
- Luke 22:19–20
  And He took the bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is My body, given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
- Matthew 26:26–28
  While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is My body.”
- Mark 14:22–24
  While they were eating, Jesus took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to the disciples, saying, “Take it; this is My body.”

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Galatians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Galatians