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class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/galatians/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/galatians/1.htm">New International Version</a> I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. <a href="/nlt/galatians/1.htm">New Living Translation</a> Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning. <a href="/esv/galatians/1.htm">English Standard Version</a> For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel. <a href="/bsb/galatians/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man. <a href="/blb/galatians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For I make known to you, brothers, the gospel having been preached by me, that it is not according to man. <a href="/kjv/galatians/1.htm">King James Bible</a> But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. <a href="/nkjv/galatians/1.htm">New King James Version</a> But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. <a href="/nasb_/galatians/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For I would have you know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel which was preached by me is not of human invention. <a href="/nasb/galatians/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. <a href="/nasb77/galatians/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For I would have you know, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. <a href="/lsb/galatians/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel which I am proclaiming as good news is not according to man. <a href="/amp/galatians/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For I want you to know, believers, that the gospel which was preached by me is not man’s gospel [it is not a human invention, patterned after any human concept]. <a href="/csb/galatians/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel preached by me is not of human origin. <a href="/hcsb/galatians/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Now I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel preached by me is not based on human thought. <a href="/asv/galatians/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man. <a href="/cev/galatians/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> My friends, I want you to know that no one made up the message I preach. <a href="/erv/galatians/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man. <a href="/gwt/galatians/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the Good News I have spread is not a human message. <a href="/gnt/galatians/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> Let me tell you, my friends, that the gospel I preach is not of human origin. <a href="/isv/galatians/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin. <a href="/msb/galatians/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man. <a href="/net/galatians/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. <a href="/nheb/galatians/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not of human origin. <a href="/wbt/galatians/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. <a href="/wey/galatians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For I must tell you, brethren, that the Good News which was proclaimed by me is not such as man approves of. <a href="/web/galatians/1.htm">World English Bible</a> But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/galatians/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I make known to you, brothers, the good news that was proclaimed by me, that it is not according to man, <a href="/blb/galatians/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For I make known to you, brothers, the gospel having been preached by me, that it is not according to man. <a href="/ylt/galatians/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that were proclaimed by me, that it is not according to man, <a href="/slt/galatians/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> But I make known to you, brethren, the good news announced by me that it is not according to man.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/galatians/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For I give you to understand, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. <a href="/cpdv/galatians/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For I would have you understand, brothers, that the Gospel which has been preached by me is not according to man. <a href="/nabre/galatians/1.htm">New American Bible</a> Now I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel preached by me is not of human origin. <a href="/nrsvce/galatians/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel that was proclaimed by me is not of human origin;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/galatians/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But I want you to know, my brethren, the gospel that I preached was not from men. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/galatians/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But I notify you my brethren, that The Gospel that was preached by me was not from a human;<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/galatians/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which is preached by me, is not according to man: <a href="/godbey/galatians/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> But I make known to you, brethren, the gospel was preached to me, that it is not according to a man; <a href="/haweis/galatians/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> But I give you to understand, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not a merely human ministry. <a href="/mace/galatians/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a> I certify to you, brethren, that the gospel, which has been preached by me, is not the result of human artifice: <a href="/wey/galatians/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For I must tell you, brethren, that the Good News which was proclaimed by me is not such as man approves of. <a href="/worrell/galatians/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> For I make known to you, brethren, that the Gospel which was proclaimed by me is not according to man; <a href="/worsley/galatians/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> But I assure you, brethren, that the gospel preached by me is not of human invention. <a href="/parallel/galatians/1-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jv8Ri4CeT34?start=88" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/galatians/1.htm">Paul Preaches the Gospel</a> 10Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ. 11<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/1107.htm" title="1107: gnōrizō (V-PIA-1S) -- To make known, declare, know, discover. From a derivative of ginosko; to make known; subjectively, to know.">I certify</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymin (PPro-D2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">to you,</a> <a href="/greek/80.htm" title="80: adelphoi (N-VMP) -- A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote.">brothers,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">that the</a> <a href="/greek/2098.htm" title="2098: euangelion (N-ANS) -- From the same as euaggelizo; a good message, i.e. The gospel.">gospel</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2097.htm" title="2097: euangelisthen (V-APP-ANS) -- From eu and aggelos; to announce good news especially the gospel.">I preached</a> <a href="/greek/5259.htm" title="5259: hyp’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition; under, i.e. of place, or with verbs; of place (underneath) or where (below) or time (when)."></a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: emou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I."></a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: estin (V-PIA-3S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">was</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kata (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).">devised by</a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpon (N-AMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">man.</a> 12I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/acts/9-3.htm">Acts 9:3-6</a> As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. / He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?” / “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/15-1.htm">1 Corinthians 15:1-3</a> Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm. / By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain. / For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:13</a> And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-4.htm">2 Corinthians 11:4-5</a> For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily. / I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.” <a href="/1_corinthians/2-12.htm">1 Corinthians 2:12-13</a> We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. / And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. <a href="/ephesians/3-3.htm">Ephesians 3:3-5</a> that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. / In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, / which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. <a href="/romans/1-1.htm">Romans 1:1</a> Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God— <a href="/2_peter/1-16.htm">2 Peter 1:16</a> For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. <a href="/1_corinthians/11-23.htm">1 Corinthians 11:23</a> For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread, <a href="/1_timothy/1-11.htm">1 Timothy 1:11</a> that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted. <a href="/john/7-16.htm">John 7:16-17</a> “My teaching is not My own,” Jesus replied. “It comes from Him who sent Me. / If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own. <a href="/2_corinthians/12-1.htm">2 Corinthians 12:1-4</a> I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord. / I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows. / And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows— ... <a href="/philippians/3-4.htm">Philippians 3:4-8</a> though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: / circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; / as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless. ... <a href="/isaiah/53-1.htm">Isaiah 53:1</a> Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a> This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But I certify you, brothers, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.that.<a href="/galatians/1-1.htm">Galatians 1:1</a> Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)<a href="/1_corinthians/2-9.htm">1 Corinthians 2:9,10</a> But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him… <a href="/1_corinthians/11-23.htm">1 Corinthians 11:23</a> For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/galatians/1-8.htm">Announced</a> <a href="/romans/14-22.htm">Approves</a> <a href="/ezra/7-24.htm">Certify</a> <a href="/galatians/1-9.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/galatians/1-9.htm">Good</a> <a href="/galatians/1-9.htm">Gospel</a> <a href="/galatians/1-9.htm">News</a> <a href="/galatians/1-8.htm">Preached</a> <a href="/galatians/1-9.htm">Preacher</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-7.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-9.htm">Something</a> <a href="/galatians/1-9.htm">Tidings</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-1.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/galatians/1-7.htm">Want</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/3-8.htm">Announced</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-4.htm">Approves</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-28.htm">Certify</a> <a href="/galatians/1-16.htm">Glad</a> <a href="/galatians/1-15.htm">Good</a> <a href="/galatians/2-2.htm">Gospel</a> <a href="/galatians/1-13.htm">News</a> <a href="/galatians/3-8.htm">Preached</a> <a href="/galatians/5-11.htm">Preacher</a> <a href="/galatians/4-13.htm">Proclaimed</a> <a href="/galatians/2-6.htm">Something</a> <a href="/galatians/1-16.htm">Tidings</a> <a href="/galatians/1-20.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/galatians/3-2.htm">Want</a><div class="vheading2">Galatians 1</div>1. <a href="/galatians/1-1.htm">Paul's greeting to the Galatians;</a> 6. <a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">He wonders why they have so soon left him and the gospel;</a> 8. <a href="/galatians/1-8.htm">and accurses those who preach any other gospel than he did.</a> 11. <a href="/galatians/1-11.htm">He learned the gospel not from men, but from God;</a> 14. <a href="/galatians/1-14.htm">and shows what he was before his calling;</a> 17. <a href="/galatians/1-17.htm">and what he did immediately after it.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/galatians/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/galatians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/galatians/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For I want you to know, brothers, Paul begins with a personal and direct address to the Galatians, emphasizing the importance of what he is about to convey. The term "brothers" indicates a familial relationship within the body of Christ, highlighting unity and shared faith. This approach is consistent with Paul's other letters, where he often uses familial language to foster a sense of community and mutual respect (e.g., <a href="/romans/1-13.htm">Romans 1:13</a>, <a href="/1_corinthians/1-10.htm">1 Corinthians 1:10</a>).that the gospel I preached Paul refers to the specific message of salvation through Jesus Christ that he has been proclaiming. This gospel centers on the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, as outlined in <a href="/1_corinthians/15.htm">1 Corinthians 15:1-4</a>. The emphasis on "I preached" underscores Paul's role as an apostle and messenger, chosen by God to spread this good news, as seen in <a href="/acts/9-15.htm">Acts 9:15-16</a>.was not devised by man. Paul asserts the divine origin of the gospel, distinguishing it from human wisdom or philosophy. This claim is crucial in the context of Galatians, where false teachers were promoting a different gospel that included adherence to the Jewish law (<a href="/galatians/1-6.htm">Galatians 1:6-7</a>). By stating that the gospel was not man-made, Paul aligns his message with divine revelation, similar to the prophets of the Old Testament who spoke God's words (<a href="/jeremiah/1-9.htm">Jeremiah 1:9</a>). This divine origin is further supported by Paul's own conversion experience, where he received the gospel directly from Jesus Christ (<a href="/galatians/1-12.htm">Galatians 1:12</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> - The apostle who wrote the letter to the Galatians. He emphasizes his authority and the divine origin of his message. 2. <a href="/topical/g/galatians.htm">Galatians</a> - The recipients of the letter, a group of churches in the region of Galatia, who were being influenced by false teachings. 3. <a href="/topical/g/gospel.htm">Gospel</a> - The good news of Jesus Christ, which Paul insists is of divine origin, not human invention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_origin_of_the_gospel.htm">Divine Origin of the Gospel</a> The gospel Paul preached was not a human invention but a revelation from Jesus Christ. This underscores the authority and authenticity of the message. <a href="/topical/a/authority_of_apostolic_teaching.htm">Authority of Apostolic Teaching</a> Paul's insistence on the divine source of his message reinforces the authority of apostolic teaching. Believers should hold fast to the teachings of the apostles as foundational to their faith. <a href="/topical/d/discernment_against_false_teachings.htm">Discernment Against False Teachings</a> The Galatians were being swayed by teachings that deviated from the true gospel. Believers today must exercise discernment and test teachings against the truth of Scripture. <a href="/topical/p/personal_revelation_and_experience.htm">Personal Revelation and Experience</a> While personal experiences with God are valuable, they must align with the revealed Word of God. Paul’s experience was validated by its consistency with the gospel. <a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_the_true_gospel.htm">Commitment to the True Gospel</a> Believers are called to remain steadfast in the gospel as delivered by the apostles, resisting any distortion or addition to the message of Christ.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/galatians/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11, et seq.) The Apostle now enters at length upon his personal defence against his opponents. He does this by means of an historical retrospect of his career, proving by an exhaustive process the thesis with which he starts that the doctrine taught by him comes from a divine source, and possesses the divine sanction. My doctrine is not human, but divine; it could not be otherwise. For (a) I did not learn it in my youth--very much the contrary (<a href="/context/galatians/1-13.htm" title="For you 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:">Galatians 1:13-14</a>); (b) I did not learn it at my conversion, for I went straight into the desert to wrestle with God in solitude (<a href="/context/galatians/1-15.htm" title="But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,">Galatians 1:15-17</a>); (c) I did not learn it at my first visit to Jerusalem, for then I saw only Peter and James, and them but for a short time (<a href="/context/galatians/1-18.htm" title="Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.">Galatians 1:18-24</a>); (d) I did not learn it at my later visit, for then I dealt with the other Apostles on equal terms, and was fully and freely acknowledged by them as the Apostle of the Gentiles (<a href="/context/galatians/2-1.htm" title="Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.">Galatians 2:1-10</a>); (e) Nay, I openly rebuked Peter for seeming to withdraw the support he had accorded to me (<a href="/context/galatians/2-11.htm" title="But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.">Galatians 2:11-14</a>); (f) the law is dead, and the life which the Christian has he draws solely from Christ (<a href="/context/galatians/2-15.htm" title="We who are Jews by nature, and not sinners of the Gentiles,">Galatians 2:15-21</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/galatians/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - But I certify you, brethren (γνωρίζω δὲ γνωρίζω γὰρ ὑμῖν ἀδελφοί) now (or, for) I make known unto you, brethren. The external evidence, as well as the judgment of critics, is so evenly divided between the two readings, γνωρίζω δὲ and γνωρίζω γάρ, that the decision as to which is to be preferred seems to lie with exegesis rather than with diplomatic criticism. On the one hand, the fact that the gospel which the apostle had delivered to the Galatians came to him by a direct revelation from Christ, would be properly viewed as a reason for regarding it as sacred and inviolable. Viewed thus, the reading, "now I make known to you," appears justified as introducing a plea warranting the anathema of vers. 8, 9. On the other hand, there is a difference of tone perceptible between the previous context, which is strongly marked, as we have seen, by intense excitement of feeling, and the passage which commences with this verse. The relaxation in the latter of the stern, indignant severity of the former is indicated (1) by the phrase, "I make known unto you," which, as well as the equivalent phrase, "I would not have you ignorant (οὐ θέλω ὑμᾶς ἀγνοεῖν)," is with the apostle a customary prelude to a context of deliberate and measured statement; (2) by the introduction of the word "brethren," even though, perhaps, holding the position in the sentence which it does here, this compellation has not the same pathetic affectionateness as marks it when heading a sentence; and (3) by the strain of quiet narration which the apostle now enters upon. This change in the tone is somewhat adverse to the supposition that the two passages were, as originally written, linked together by the closely connective "for." It suggests to the careful reader the feeling that, after the apostle had somewhat relieved his spirit of the indignant excitement with which he at first addressed himself to the writing of the letter, he laid down his pen at the end of the tenth verse, which had introduced a topic of thought that threatened to lead him aside from his present business; and, after pausing to re fleet how he had best proceed, resumed his work with the purpose of calmly showing, from the very circumstances of his personal history, that the gospel which the Galatians had received from him had solely a Divine origin. This view of the passage likewise favours the reading, "Now I make known to you." For the conjunction δὲ has here that simply metabatic or transitionary sense which it often bears when the writer is passing on to a fresh section of discourse. Thus, in par-titular, the conjunction is found with "I make known (γνωρίζω)," in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-7.htm">1 Corinthians 15:7</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/8-1.htm">2 Corinthians 8:1</a>; and with "I would not have you ignorant," in <a href="/romans/1-13.htm">Romans 1:13</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/12-1.htm">1 Corinthians 12:1</a>. In fact, the direct purpose of the succeeding exposition would seem to be, not precisely so much to make good the particular point that the gospel which the apostle taught was sacred and inviolable, as to show that it was certainly true, and on that ground not to be departed from. The verb γνωρίζω cannot mean "draw attention to" or "remind you." Its only sense is "make known." Its employment here appears to indicate a feeling on the apostle's part that the point referred to had, perhaps, not as yet been made definitely clear to those, or at least to some of those, whom he was addressing. That the gospel which was preached of me (τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τὸ εὐαγγελισθὲν ὑπ ἀμοῦ ὅτι); touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it. In the Greek, the noun "the gospel" is the accusative governed by "make known;" while in fact the object contemplated by the verb is, not the gospel itself in general, but certain circumstances relating to it expressed and implied in the following clause: "that it is not after man's fashion." This kind of construction is of frequent occurrence in Greek authors. Analogous examples are found in ver. 13 of this chapter, and <a href="/1_corinthians/3-20.htm">1 Corinthians 3:20</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/15-15.htm">1 Corinthians 15:15</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/16-15.htm">1 Corinthians 16:15</a>. The aorist tense of εὐαγγελισθὲν points to the same time as was referred to in "called you" (ver. 6) and "we preached" (ver. 8), which are both in the same tense. Is not after man (οὐκ ἔστι κατὰ ἄνθρωπον); is not after the fashion of man; that is, "is not to be estimated as a merely human thing." The clause does not immediately describe the origin of the gospel, which point is distinctly brought out in the next sentence; but rather the character which attaches to it in consequence of its origin. The sense of the phrase, "according to man," is illustrated by its use in <a href="/1_corinthians/9-8.htm">1 Corinthians 9:8</a>," Do I speak these things after the manner of men (κατὰ ἄνθρωπον)?" i.e. "accord-lug to merely human principles of action." <a href="/1_corinthians/3-3.htm">1 Corinthians 3:3</a>, "Walk after the manner of men." On the other band, in <a href="/2_corinthians/7-10.htm">2 Corinthians 7:10</a>, "godly sorrow," literally, "the grief which is according to God," is a grief such as God inspires and approves; and in <a href="/ephesians/4-24.htm">Ephesians 4:24</a>, "The new man, which after God [literally, 'according to God'] hath been created," is "created in conformity with God's model or approval" The present tense "is" marks the permanent character attaching to Paul's gospel; it was "the faith once for all (ἅπαξ) delivered to the saints" (<a href="/jude/1-3.htm">Jude 1:3</a>). <a href="/commentaries/galatians/1-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. I certify γνωρίζω (gnōrizō) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1107.htm">Strong's 1107: </a> To make known, declare, know, discover. From a derivative of ginosko; to make known; subjectively, to know. to you, ὑμῖν (hymin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. brothers, ἀδελφοί (adelphoi) Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_80.htm">Strong's 80: </a> A brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian. A brother near or remote. [that] the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. gospel εὐαγγέλιον (euangelion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2098.htm">Strong's 2098: </a> From the same as euaggelizo; a good message, i.e. The gospel. I preached εὐαγγελισθὲν (euangelisthen) Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2097.htm">Strong's 2097: </a> From eu and aggelos; to announce good news especially the gospel. is ἔστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. not οὐκ (ouk) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. devised by κατὰ (kata) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's 2596: </a> A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined). man. ἄνθρωπον (anthrōpon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. 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