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Galatians 1 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Galatians 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Galatians 1 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
εὐαγγελίζω euangelízō G2097 5 declare, bring glad tidings, preach
Ἰουδαϊσμός Ioudaïsmós G2454 2 Jews' religion
εὐαγγέλιον euangélion G2098 3 gospel
ἀπόστολος apóstolos G652 3 apostle, messenger, he that is sent
πορθέω porthéō G4199 2 destroy, waste
ἀνέρχομαι anérchomai G424 2 go up
ἐκκλησία ekklēsía G1577 3 assembly, church

How preachers through history handled this text

47 public-domain excerpts on Galatians 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Luther 31 Matthew Henry 5 Spurgeon 5 Calvin 4 Ambrose 1 John Wesley 1

“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. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Galatians 1:15–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Arabia 2 — Gal 1:17
  • Damascus — Gal 1:17
  • Jerusalem — Gal 1:17
  • Galatia — Gal 1:2
  • Cilicia — Gal 1:21

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