Galatians 1:1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) Who was Paul? Had he sat at the feet of the Master? Had he even seen Christ, or received his commission direct from Him? These questions were asked often and openly, as we gather from Paul's eagerness in all his Epistles to reply to them. More than once he goes thoroughly into the matter (1 Corinthians 9.; 2 Corinthians 11.; Ephesians 3:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:4; 1 Timothy 1:1.; Titus 1:38), and the superscriptions and subscription of his letters show how he felt the need of thus vindicating himself from false imputations. (E. Reuss, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) |
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