Galatians

Galatians 1:13–14

¹³For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. ¹⁴I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

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Galatians 1:13

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
you have heard of	Ἠκούσατε	Ēkousate	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G191 I hear, listen
my	ἐμὴν	emēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 1st Person Singular	G1699 mine
former	ποτε	pote	Particle	G4218 at one time or other
way of life	ἀναστροφήν	anastrophēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G391 behavior, manner of life
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Judaism	Ἰουδαϊσμῷ	Ioudaismō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2454 the Jewish religion, Judaism
how	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
severely	καθ’	kath’	Preposition	G2596 down from, against, according to, throughout, during
I persecuted	ἐδίωκον	ediōkon	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1377 I pursue, persecute
the	τὴν	tēn	Article - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
church	ἐκκλησίαν	ekklēsian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1577 an assembly, congregation, church
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
tried to destroy	ἐπόρθουν	eporthoun	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G4199 I lay waste, destroy
it	αὐτήν	autēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

Galatians 1:14

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I was advancing	προέκοπτον	proekopton	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G4298 I advance, make progress
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
Judaism	Ἰουδαϊσμῷ	Ioudaismō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2454 the Jewish religion, Judaism
beyond	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
many	πολλοὺς	pollous	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4183 much, many, often
of my contemporaries	συνηλικιώτας	synēlikiōtas	Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4915 one of the same age
was	ὑπάρχων	hyparchōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5225 I am, exist, am in possession
extremely	περισσοτέρως	perissoterōs	Adverb	G4057 greatly, exceedingly
zealous	ζηλωτὴς	zēlōtēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2207 a zealot
for the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Feminine Plural	G3588 the
traditions	παραδόσεων	paradoseōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G3862 an instruction, tradition
of my	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
fathers	πατρικῶν	patrikōn	Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural	G3967 paternal, ancestral

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Galatians 1:13 Acts 22:3–5 · 1 Corinthians 15:9 · Acts 8:3 · Acts 26:4–5 · Acts 9:21 · Acts 9:26 · Acts 26:9–11 · 1 Timothy 1:13 · Acts 8:1 · Acts 9:13–14 · Acts 9:1–2 · Philippians 3:6

Galatians 1:14 Colossians 2:8 · Acts 26:5 · Acts 22:3 · Philippians 3:4–6 · Matthew 15:6 · 1 Peter 1:8 · Acts 26:9 · Jeremiah 9:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.