Galatians 1:20
Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
KJV
ἃ δὲ γράφω ὑμῖν, ἰδοὺ ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ ὅτι οὐ ψεύδομαι.
Greek NT
Quæ autem scribo vobis, ecce coram Deo, quia non mentior.
Vulgate
Now touching the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
ASV
Now the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I lie not.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
γράφω
grapho
verb · 192×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
ψεύδομαι
pseudomai
verb · 12×
ἐνώπιον
enopion
preposition · 93×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2154Following St. Paul,83 The tradition of the Church has understood Jesus' words as not excluding oaths made for grave and right reasons (for example, in court). "An oath, that is the invocation of the divine name as a witness to truth, cannot be taken unless in truth, in judgment, and in justice."84
Cross-references
- 1Thess 2:5 — For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
- 1Tim 2:7 — Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
- 2Cor 1:23 — Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
- 2Cor 11:31 — The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
- Rom 9:1 — I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
- Rom 9:1 — I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,