# Galatians 1.12 **Book:** [Galatians](/codex/galatians/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 10. For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a servant of Christ. 11. For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man. > > **12. For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.** > > 13. For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it: 14. and I advanced in the Jews' religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. (Galatians 1:10-14, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 10. For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ. 11. But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man. > > **12. For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.** > > 13. For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it. 14. I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. (Galatians 1:10-14, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 10. 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. 11. But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. > > **12. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.** > > 13. For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it: 14. And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers. equals: Gr. equals in years (Galatians 1:10-14, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 10. for now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please, Christ's servant I should not be. 11. And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that were proclaimed by me, that it is not according to man, > > **12. for neither did I from man receive it, nor was I taught [it], but through a revelation of Jesus Christ,** > > 13. for ye did hear of my behaviour once in Judaism, that exceedingly I was persecuting the assembly of God, and wasting it, 14. and I was advancing in Judaism above many equals in age in mine own race, being more abundantly zealous of my fathers' deliverances, (Galatians 1:10-14, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from the Resurrection](/codex/argument-from-the-resurrection/), via [Galatians 1.11-17](/codex/galatians-1-11-17/) - [Mythicism Refutation](/codex/mythicism-refutation/), via [Galatians 1.11-12](/codex/galatians-1-11-12/) - [Paul Invented Christianity Objection Defeater](/codex/paul-invented-christianity-objection-defeater/), via [Galatians 1.11-12](/codex/galatians-1-11-12/) **Concepts:** - [Apostle](/codex/apostle/), via [Galatians 1.11-12](/codex/galatians-1-11-12/) - [Pre-Pauline Creeds](/codex/pre-pauline-creeds/), via [Galatians 1.11-23](/codex/galatians-1-11-23/) - [Resurrection of Jesus - Minimal Facts Case](/codex/resurrection-of-jesus-minimal-facts-case/), via [Galatians 1.11-17](/codex/galatians-1-11-17/) **Lexicon:** - [G0602 - apokalypsis](/codex/g0602-apokalypsis/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.