Galatians 1:13 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹³For 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:

Galatians 1:13 —

Old words in this verse

conversation: — way of life, conduct.

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 8:3
As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
1 Corinthians 15:9
For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
Acts 22:3-5
I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. …
Acts 26:4-5
My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; …
Acts 9:26
And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

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Apostles Bigotry Decision Devotion Ignorance Man Paul Persecution

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 10-24)

What Paul had said more generally, in the preface of this epistle, he now proceeds more particularly to enlarge upon. There he had declared himself to be an apostle of Christ; and here he comes more directly to support his claim to that character and office. There were some in the churches of Galatia who were prevailed with to call this in question; for those who preached up the ceremonial law did…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 13)

13. heard--even before I came among you. conversation--“my former way of life.” Jews’ religion--The term, “Hebrew,” expresses the language; “Jew,” the nationality, as distinguished from the Gentiles; “Israelite,” the highest title, the religious privileges, as a member of the theocracy. the church--Here singular, marking its unity, though constituted of many particular churches, under the one Head…