Galatians 1

Galatians 1:4

Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father.

Who gave himself to death, for the saving of us from our sins; that he might deliver us from the corruption of this present wicked world, and from the condemnation due thereunto; according to the eternal counsel and good pleasure of God, our Heavenly Father. I. 6, 7. I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which

Galatians 1:5

For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now.

That, by our ministry ye have been brought to the communion and fellowship of the profession of the Gospel; and have so continued, from the first day that you heard of it, until now.

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Ye are all partakers of my grace.

Ye are all partakers with me, of the same grace and mercy of God, in your effectual calling and election to life.

Galatians 1:8

But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

But, though we, or, if it could be possible, an Angel from heaven, should preach any other doctrine to you, under pretence of a Gospel, than that which ye have received already from us, let him be defied and accursed.

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For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

Thus confident am I of the truth of the Gospel, upon sure grounds: for do I now herein go about to be approved of men, or of God rather? Surely it is not the allowance or applause of men, that I seek; for if I made this the scope and drift of my labours, to please men, I should not be the servant of Christ, but of men, rather.

That ye may approve things that are excellent, that ye may be sincere, and without offence till the day of Christ.

That ye may see and acknowledge the difference, between the truth of God and the vain fancies of men, and may approve of these excellent mysteries of salvation, &c. I. 12, 13. But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel; So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places. So that my bonds and sufferings, which I endure for Christ, howsoever they were by Satan and his complices intended to the disgrace and hinderance of the Gospel; yet quite contrarily, by the providence and goodness of my God, are turned to my great honour and the advancement of religion; as being famous to this purpose, both in Nero’s Court, and in all other places.

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Is not after man.

It is no human, but a divine Gospel.

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Who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace.

Who had designed and destined me, even from my mother’s womb, to this work of my Apostleship, and of his mere grace and mercy called me.

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will.

Some, indeed, hearing how famous I was over all Asia for preaching the Gospel, envying this glory of mine, and, in an emulatory desire to reach and outstrip me in it, preach Christ out of envy and contention; others, sincerely.

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To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood.

To reveal his Son Christ unto me, not for my own private good only, but, that I might declare him amongst the heathen, immediately I consulted not with any mortal man, for his information in this mystery of the Gospel.

Supposing to add affliction to my bonds.

Supposing and purposing by this means, to stir up Nero so much the more against me, as the man that first broached this news of the Gospel amongst his subjects.

Galatians 1:19

Save James the Lord’s brother.

Save James, the kinsman or cousin-german of Christ.

For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.

For I know, that this advantage which the Gospel shall receive by the emulous labours of my adversaries, and this per-