--- title: "Galatians 1 - Study King James Bible with clarkes commentary" description: "Read Galatians 1 with clarkes commentary commentary. 1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) 2 And all the brethren which are" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/clarkes-commentary/galatians/1" --- [ Read](/kjv/galatians/1)[ Commentary](/study/galatians/1)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/galatians/1) Audio 1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) 2 And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: 3 Grace *be* to you and peace from God the Father, and *from* our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5 To whom *be* glory for ever and ever. Amen. 6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any *man* preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed. 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. 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. 18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days. 19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother. 20 Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. 21 Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia; 22 And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ: 23 But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed. 24 And they glorified God in me. [2 Corinthians 13](/study/2-corinthians/13) [Galatians 2](/study/galatians/2) ## Commentary To verse 1 Usherian year of the world, 4056. -Alexandrian era of the world, 5554. -Antiochian era of the world, 5544. -Constantinopolitan era of the world, 5560. -Year of the Eusebian epocha of the Creation, 4280. -Year of the Julian period, 4762. -Year of the minor Jewish era of the world, 3812. -Year of the greater Rabbinical era of the world, 4411. -Year from the Flood, according to Archbishop Usher, and the English Bible, 2400. -Year of the Cali yuga, or Indian era of the Deluge, 3154. -Year of the era of Iphitus, or since the first commencement of the Olympic games, 992. -Year of the Nabonassarean era, 799. -Year of the era of the Seleucidae, 364. -Year of the Spanish era, 90. -Year of the Actiac or Actian era, 83. -Year of the vulgar era of Christ's nativity, 52. -Year from the building of Rome, according to Varro, 805. -Year of the CCVIIth Olympiad, 4. -Year of Ananias, high priest of the Jews, 8. -Common Golden Number, 15. -Jewish Golden Number, 12. -Year of the Solar Cycle, 5. -Dominical Letters; it being Bissextile or Leap year, BA. -Jewish Passover, April lst. -Easter Sunday, April 2d. -Epact, or the moon's age on the 22d of March, or the Xth of the Calends of April, 4. -Year of the reign of Claudius Caesar, the fifth emperor of the Romans, 12. -In the last year of Ventidius Cumanus, governor of the Jews. -Year of Vologesus, king of the Parthians, 2. -Year of Cains Numidius Quadratus, governor of Syria, 1. -Roman Consuls; Publius Cornelius Sylla Faustus, and Lucius Salvius Otho Titianus; and for the following year, viz. A. D. 53, (which is supposed by some to be the date of the epistle,) Decimus Junius Silanus, and Quintus Haterius Antoninus. CHAPTER I. *St. Paul shows that he was especially called of God to be an* *apostle*, 1. *Directs his epistle to the Churches through the regions of* *Galatia*, 2. *Commends them to the grace of Christ, who gave himself for their* *sins*, 3-5. *Marvels that they had so soon turned away from the grace of the* *Gospel of Christ, to what falsely pretended to be another* *gospel*, 6, 7. *Pronounces him accursed who shall preach any other doctrine than* *that which he had delivered to them*, 8, 9. *Shows his own uprightness, and that he received his doctrine* *from God*, 10-12. *Gives an account of his conversion and call to the apostleship*, 13-17. *How three years after his conversion he went up to Jerusalem,* *and afterwards went through the regions of Syria and Cilicia,* *preaching the faith of Christ to the great joy of the Christian* *Churches in Judea*, 18-24. NOTES ON CHAP. I. Verse [Galatians 1:1](/kjv/galatians/1/1). ***Paul, an apostle, not of men*** — Not commissioned by any *assembly* or *council* of the *apostles*. ***Neither by man*** — Nor by any *one* of the *apostles*; neither by *James*, who seems to have been *president* of the apostolic council at Jerusalem; nor by *Peter*, to whom, in a particular manner, the keys of the kingdom were intrusted. ***But by Jesus Christ*** — Having his mission immediately from Christ himself, and *God the Father who raised him from the dead*, see [Acts 22:14](/kjv/acts/22/14); [Acts 22:15](/kjv/acts/22/15), and commanded him to go both to the Jews and to the Gentiles, to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they might obtain remission of sins, and an inheritance among them that are sanctified. 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