Galatians 1:16

Galatians 1:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
• New International Version (NIV)to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being.
• English Standard Version (ESV)was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;
• New King James Version (NKJV)to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,

Context of Galatians 1:16

14I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors. 15But when the one who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace was pleased to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being, 17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before me, but right away I departed to Arabia, and then returned to Damascus. 18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and get information from him, and I stayed with him fifteen days.

Galatians 1:16 word by word

ἀποκαλύψαι τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐμοί, ἵνα εὐαγγελίζωμαι αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν, εὐθέως οὐ προσανεθέμην σαρκὶ καὶ αἵματι,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To revealἀποκαλύπτωapokaluptō · to revealG601
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Sonὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• I might preachεὐαγγελίζομαιeuaggelizō · to speak good newsG2097
• the heathenἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• I conferredπροσανατίθημιprosanatithēmi · to conferG4323
• notοὐou · noG3756
• with fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129

Cross-references for Galatians 1:16

• Matthew 16:17And Jesus answered him, “You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven!
• 1 Corinthians 2:9But just as it is written, “Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, are the things God has prepared for those who love him.”
• 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.
• Ephesians 1:17I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,
• Ephesians 3:5Now this secret was not disclosed to people in former generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit,
• Galatians 2:7On the contrary, when they saw that I was entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised just as Peter was to the circumcised
• Acts 9:15But the Lord said to him, “Go, because this man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before Gentiles and kings and the people of Israel.
• Acts 22:21Then he said to me, ‘Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
• Acts 26:17I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you
• Romans 1:13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I often intended to come to you (and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles.
• Romans 11:13Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Seeing that I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry,
• Romans 15:16to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve the gospel of God like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
• Ephesians 3:1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles –
• Colossians 1:25I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God – given to me for you – in order to complete the word of God,
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16because they hinder us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. Thus they constantly fill up their measure of sins, but wrath has come upon them completely.
• 1 Timothy 2:7For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle – I am telling the truth; I am not lying – and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Commentaries on Galatians 1:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16To reveal his Son in me - To make me know Jesus Christ, and the power of his resurrection. That I might preach him among the heathen - For it was to the Gentiles, and the dispersed Jews among the Gentiles, that St. Paul was especially sent. Peter was sent more particularly to the Jews in the land of Judea; Paul to those in the different Greek provinces. I conferred not with flesh and blood - I did not take counsel with men; ̔, which is a literal…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16To reveal his Son in me - This is to be regarded as connected with the first part of Galatians 1:15, “When it pleased God to reveal his Son in me,” that is, on the way to Damascus. The phrase evidently means, to make me acquainted with the Lord Jesus, or to reveal his Son to me; compare the Greek in Matthew 10:32, for a similar expression. The revelation here referred to was the miraculous manifestation which was made to Paul on his way to Damascus…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-24Verses 15-24 St. Paul was wonderfully brought to the knowledge and faith of Christ. All who are savingly converted, are called by the grace of God; their conversion is wrought by his power and grace working in them. It will but little avail us to have Christ revealed to us, if he is not also revealed in us. He instantly prepared to obey, without hesitating as to his worldly interest, credit, ease, or life itself. And what matter of thanksgiving and joy is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb: God chose Paul for special work even before he was born. This is like how God chose other leaders (see Jeremiah 1:5; Psalm 139:13–16; Isaiah 49:1–6; Romans 9:10–13). called me by His grace: For Paul's conversion story (how he became a follower of Jesus), see Acts 9:1–19; 22:1–21; 26:9–23. Paul was called to share the good news about Jesus with non-Jews (Galatians 2:7). He even taught other apostles what this…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. reveal his Son in me--within me, in my inmost soul, by the Holy Spirit (Ga 2:20). Compare 2Co 4:6, "shined in our hearts." The revealing of His Son by me to the Gentiles (so translate for "heathen") was impossible, unless He had first revealed His Son in me; at first on my conversion, but especially at the subsequent revelation from Jesus Christ (Ga 1:12), whereby I learned the Gospel's independence of the Mosaic law. that I might preach--the present…Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 1:16

• Gentiles
• Grace of God
• Ignorance
• Jesus Continued
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Flesh and Blood
• Damascus
• Equal
• Faith
• Aretas
• Confer; Conference
• Criticism of the Bible
• Discrepancies, Biblical
• Education
• Flesh

Commentaries on Galatians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings