Galatians 1:13
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:
KJV
ἠκούσατε γὰρ τὴν ἐμὴν ἀναστροφήν ποτε ἐν τῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷ, ὅτι καθ’ ὑπερβολὴν ἐδίωκον τὴν ἐκκλησίαν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἐπόρθουν αὐτήν,
Greek NT
Audistis enim conversationem meam aliquando in Judaismo : quoniam supra modum persequebar Ecclesiam Dei, et expugnabam illam,
Vulgate
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:
ASV
For you 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.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
διώκω
dioko
verb · 44×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
πορθέω
portheo
verb · 3×
ποτέ
pote
particle · 29×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἀναστροφή
anastrophe
noun · 13×
ἐκκλησία
ekklesia
noun · 114×
ἐμός
emos
possessive_pronoun · 69×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
Ἰουδαϊσμός
ioudaismos
noun · 2×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑπερβολή
uperbole
noun · 8×
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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Cross-references
- 1Cor 15:9 — For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
- 1Tim 1:13 — Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
- Acts 8:1 — And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea an
- Acts 8:3 — As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
- Acts 8:3 — As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
- Acts 9:1 — And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
- Acts 9:1 — And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
- Acts 9:13 — Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:
- Acts 9:21 — But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief
- Acts 9:21 — But all that heard him were amazed, and said; Is not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief
- Acts 9:26 — And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.
- Acts 20:28 — Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
- Acts 22:3 — I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was
- Acts 26:4 — My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
- Acts 26:4 — My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
- Acts 26:9 — I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- Acts 26:9 — I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- Eph 3:2 — If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
- Phil 3:6 — Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
- Phil 3:6 — Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.