Galatians 1:20
I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
BSB
ASV
Now touching the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
KJV
Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
Before God I lie not - This he speaks in reference to having seen only Peter and James at Jerusalem; and consequently to prove that he had not learned the Gospel from the assembly of the apostles at Jerusalem, nor consequently received his commission from them.
Solemn asseveration that his statement is true that his visit was but for fifteen days and that he saw no apostle save Peter and James. Probably it had been reported by Judaizers that he had received a long course of instruction from the apostles in Jerusalem from the first; hence his earnestness in asserting the contrary facts.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
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.
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Romans 9:1I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
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For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.
God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
As surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.
God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
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2 Corinthians 11:31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you,
