Galatians 1:14

14 and I 1was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my [a]countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my 2ancestral traditions.

Galatians 1:14 In-Context

12 For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For you have heard of my former manner of life in Judaism, how I used to persecute the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it;
14 and I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my ancestral traditions.
15 But when God, who had set me apart even from my mother's womb and called me through His grace, was pleased
16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,

Cross References 2

  • 1. Acts 22:3
  • 2. Jeremiah 9:14; Matthew 15:2; Mark 7:3; Colossians 2:8

Footnotes 1

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