# Galatians 1.15 **Book:** [Galatians](/codex/galatians/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 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. > > **15. But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace,** > > 16. to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood: 17. neither went I up to Jerusalem to them that were apostles before me: but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned unto Damascus. (Galatians 1:13-17, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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. > > **15. But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,** > > 16. to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood, 17. nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus. (Galatians 1:13-17, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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 > > **15. But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,** > > 16. To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood: 17. Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus. (Galatians 1:13-17, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 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, > > **15. and when God was well pleased, having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called [me] through His grace** > > 16. to reveal His Son in me, that I might proclaim him good news among the nations, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood, 17. nor did I go up to Jerusalem unto those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia, and again returned to Damascus, (Galatians 1:13-17, 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/) - [Argument from Transformed Lives](/codex/argument-from-transformed-lives/), via [Galatians 1.13-17](/codex/galatians-1-13-17/) **Concepts:** - [Pre-Pauline Creeds](/codex/pre-pauline-creeds/), via [Galatians 1.11-23](/codex/galatians-1-11-23/) - [Pro-Life Premise-Based Argument](/codex/pro-life-premise-based-argument/) - [Resurrection](/codex/g0386-anastasis/), via [Galatians 1.13-16](/codex/galatians-1-13-16/) - [Resurrection of Jesus - Minimal Facts Case](/codex/resurrection-of-jesus-minimal-facts-case/), via [Galatians 1.11-17](/codex/galatians-1-11-17/) **People:** - [Mike Licona](/codex/mike-licona/), via [Galatians 1.13-16](/codex/galatians-1-13-16/) --- _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.