Galatians 1:19
“But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.”
Galatians 1:19 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- But other of the apostles I saw none, saving James the brother of the Lord.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
- DARBYDarby
- but I saw none other of the apostles, but James the brother of the Lord.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord's brother.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and other of the apostles I did not see, except James, the brother of the Lord.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- I saw none of the other apostles—only James, the Lord’s brother
Context: Galatians 1
17Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
18Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
19But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
20Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
21Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
About Galatians 1: Freedom from the Law
Paul writes to the Galatian church to address false teachings about circumcision and the law. He affirms that salvation is through faith in Jesus Christ and not by following the law.
Commentary
Galatians 1 is a powerful letter from the Apostle Paul to the churches of Galatia. In this chapter, Paul is addressing the issue of the false teachers who have infiltrated the churches and are teaching a different gospel than the one Paul preached. He begins by affirming his apostleship, which was not from any human source, but from Jesus Christ and God the Father. He then goes on to rebuke the Galatians for turning away from the true gospel and following the false teachers. He emphasizes that the gospel he preached was not from any human source, but from God Himself. He also warns them of the consequences of following the false teachers, which is that they will be cursed. Finally, he encourages them to stand firm in the faith and to not be swayed by the false teachers.