Galatians 1:16 “to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles,…”

Galatians 1:16

to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,

American Standard Version

to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood:

Geneva Bible 1599

To reueile his Sonne in me, that I should preach him among the Gentiles, immediatly I communicated not with flesh and blood:

Darby Translation

was pleased to reveal his Son in me, that I may announce him as glad tidings among the nations, immediately I took not counsel with flesh and blood,

Young's Literal Translation

to reveal His Son in me, that I might proclaim him good news among the nations, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,

Bible in Basic English

To give the revelation of his Son in me, so that I might give the news of him to the Gentiles; then I did not take the opinion of flesh and blood,

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Cross references

“reveal”

Matthew 16:17 Ephesians 3:5–10 1 Corinthians 2:9–13 2 Corinthians 4:6 Ephesians 1:17 Ephesians 1:18

Matthew 16:17 · BSB

Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.

Ephesians 3:5–10 · BSB

which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.

1 Corinthians 2:9–13 · BSB

Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”

2 Corinthians 4:6 · BSB

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 1:17 · BSB

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.

Ephesians 1:18 · BSB

I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,

“that”

Acts 9:15 Acts 22:21 Romans 11:13 Romans 15:16–19 Ephesians 3:1 Colossians 1:25–27

Acts 9:15 · BSB

“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

Acts 22:21 · BSB

Then He said to me, ‘Go! I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”

Romans 11:13 · BSB

I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am the apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry

Romans 15:16–19 · BSB

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 3:1 · BSB

For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...

Colossians 1:25–27 · BSB

I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,

“immediately”

Deuteronomy 33:9 Luke 9:23–25 Luke 9:59–62 Galatians 2:1 2 Corinthians 5:16 Galatians 1:11

Deuteronomy 33:9 · BSB

He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.

Luke 9:23–25 · BSB

Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.

Luke 9:59–62 · BSB

Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

Galatians 2:1 · BSB

Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also.

2 Corinthians 5:16 · BSB

So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.

Galatians 1:11 · BSB

For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.

“flesh”

Matthew 26:41 Ephesians 6:12 1 Corinthians 15:50 Hebrews 2:14

Matthew 26:41 · BSB

“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

Ephesians 6:12 · BSB

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

1 Corinthians 15:50 · BSB

Now I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.

Hebrews 2:14 · BSB

Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.

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