Galatians

Galatians 1:11–12

¹¹For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.^b ¹²I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

Footnotes

b 1:11 Literally not according to man

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Galatians 1:11

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
I want you to know	γνωρίζω	gnōrizō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1107 I make known, declare, know
brothers	ἀδελφοί	adelphoi	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G80 a brother
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
gospel	εὐαγγέλιον	euangelion	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2098 the good news, the gospel
I preached	εὐαγγελισθὲν	euangelisthen	Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2097 I bring good news, preach good tidings
was	ἔστιν	estin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
devised by	κατὰ	kata	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
man	ἄνθρωπον	anthrōpon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race

Galatians 1:12

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
did not	οὐδὲ	oude	Adverb	G3761 neither, nor, not even
receive	παρέλαβον	parelabon	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G3880 I take, receive
it	αὐτό	auto	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
from	παρὰ	para	Preposition	G3844 from, in the presence of
any man	ἀνθρώπου	anthrōpou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G444 a man, one of the human race
nor	οὔτε	oute	Conjunction	G3777 and not, neither, nor
was I taught	ἐδιδάχθην	edidachthēn	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular	G1321 I teach
rather	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
by	δι’	di’	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
revelation	ἀποκαλύψεως	apokalypseōs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G602 an unveiling, uncovering, revealing
from Jesus	Ἰησοῦ	Iēsou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2424 Jesus
Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ

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Galatians 1:11 Galatians 1:1 · 1 Corinthians 2:9–10 · Ephesians 3:3–8 · 1 Corinthians 11:23 · 1 Corinthians 15:1–3

Galatians 1:12 1 Corinthians 2:10 · Galatians 1:16 · Galatians 1:1 · 2 Corinthians 12:1 · 1 Corinthians 11:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.