Galatians 1:22

Galatians 1:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judea which were in Christ:
• New International Version (NIV)I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ.

Context of Galatians 1:22

20I declare before God that what I am writing to you is not a lie. 21After that visit I went north into the provinces of Syria and Cilicia. And still the churches in Christ that are in Judea didn’t know me personally. 23All they knew was that people were saying, “The one who used to persecute us is now preaching the very faith he tried to destroy!” 24And they praised God because of me.

Galatians 1:22 word by word

ἤμην δὲ ἀγνοούμενος τῷ προσώπῳ ταῖς ἐκκλησίαις τῆς Ἰουδαίας ταῖς ἐν Χριστῷ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• unknownἀγνοέωagnoeō · be ignorantG50
• by faceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• by faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• unto the churchesἐκκλησίαekklēsia · assemblyG1577
• of JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaia · JudeaG2449
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547

Cross-references for Galatians 1:22

• Acts 9:31The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:14And then, dear brothers and sisters, you suffered persecution from your own countrymen. In this way, you imitated the believers in God’s churches in Judea who, because of their belief in Christ Jesus, suffered from their own people, the Jews.
• Romans 16:7Greet Andronicus and Junia, my fellow Jews, who were in prison with me. They are highly respected among the apostles and became followers of Christ before I did.
• 1 Corinthians 1:30God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.
• Philippians 1:1This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus. I am writing to all of God’s holy people in Philippi who belong to Christ Jesus, including the church leaders and deacons.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:1This letter is from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. We are writing to the church in Thessalonica, to you who belong to God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. May God give you grace and peace.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:1This letter is from Paul, Silas, and Timothy. We are writing to the church in Thessalonica, to you who belong to God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on Galatians 1:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22And was unknown by face - I was not personally acquainted with any of the Churches of Judea; I was converted in another place, and had not preached the Gospel in any Christian congregation in that country; I knew only those at Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22And was unknown by face … - Paul had visited Jerusalem only, and he had formed no acquaintance with any of the churches in the other parts of Judea. He regarded himself at the first as called to preach particularly to the Gentiles, and he did not remain even to form an acquaintance with the Christians in Judea. The churches of Judea - Those which were out of Jerusalem. Even at the early period of the conversion of Paul there were doubtless many churches…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. 21-22Paul was not working under the guidance of the apostles in Jerusalem or the churches in Judea.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. So far was I from being a disciple of the apostles, that I was even unknown in the churches of Judea (excepting Jerusalem, Ac 9:26-29), which were the chief scene of their labors.Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 1:22

• Minister, Christian
• Paul

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• Judea
• Judaea, or Judea
• Christ, Messiah
• Judea, Judah
• Equal
• Faith
• Acts of the Apostles
• Bible, the
• Church Government

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