Galatians 1:13

For ye heard of my former behavior in Judaism, that I persecuted the church of God to extraordinariness, and ravaged it.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:

In Context

12For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it was through revelation of Jesus Christ.

14And I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my race, being a more extreme zealot of my paternal traditions.

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Cross References

Acts 8:1And Saul was approving the killing of him. And on that day there developed a great persecution against the church at Jerusalem. And they were all scattered throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles.

Acts 9:1But Saul, still breathing threat and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, after going to the high priest,

Acts 9:21And all those who heard were amazed, and said, Is this not the man who destroyed those in Jerusalem who call on this name? And he has come here for this, so that he might bring them bound to the chief priests.

Acts 22:3I am indeed a Jewish man, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but reared in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, reared accurately in the paternal law, being a zealot of God, as ye all are today.

Acts 26:9Indeed therefore I thought it necessary for myself to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene,

Philippians 3:6regarding zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness in law, having become blameless.

Matthew Henry on Galatians 1:11-24

The Apostle's Integrity. ( a. d. 56.) 10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. 11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. 12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: 14 And… Read the whole commentary →

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