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Galatians 1 — Sermon Preparation
Paul expresses astonishment at the Galatians' desertion to a different gospel and asserts that his apostleship and message came directly from Christ, not from any human authority. 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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- Greek words / lemmas
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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.
“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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