14 and was progressing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries in my nation, because[a] I was a far more zealous adherent of the traditions handed down by my forefathers.

15 But when the one who set me apart[b] from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace was pleased 16 to reveal his Son in me in order that I would proclaim the gospel about him among the Gentiles, immediately I did not consult with flesh and blood,

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 1:14 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as causal
  2. Galatians 1:15 Some manuscripts have “when God who set me apart”

14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous(A) for the traditions of my fathers.(B) 15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb(C) and called me(D) by his grace, was pleased 16 to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles,(E) my immediate response was not to consult any human being.(F)

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