Galatians 1:16

Paul's Defense Of His Apostleship

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.

Among the Nations

Flesh and Blood

Good News

In Me

God Revealed

Preach The Good News

Matthew 16:17

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

Acts 9:15

But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel:

Deuteronomy 33:9

Who said of his father, and of his mother, I have not seen him; Neither did he acknowledge his brethren, Nor knew he his own children: For they have observed thy word, And keep thy covenant.

Matthew 26:41

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Luke 9:23-25

And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

Luke 9:59-62

And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.

Acts 22:21

And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles.

Acts 26:17-20

delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom I send thee,

Romans 1:13-14

And I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (and was hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit in you also, even as in the rest of the Gentiles.

Romans 11:13

But I speak to you that are Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle of Gentiles, I glorify my ministry;

Romans 15:16-19

that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus unto the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 2:9-13

but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, And which entered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.

1 Corinthians 15:50

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

2 Corinthians 4:6

Seeing it is God, that said, Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:16

Wherefore we henceforth know no man after the flesh: even though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now we know him so no more.

Galatians 1:11-12

For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not after man.

Galatians 2:1

Then after the space of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.

Galatians 2:6-9

But from those who were reputed to be somewhat (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth not man's person)-- they, I say, who were of repute imparted nothing to me:

Ephesians 1:17-18

that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him;

Ephesians 3:1

For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus in behalf of you Gentiles,--

Ephesians 3:5-10

which in other generation was not made known unto the sons of men, as it hath now been revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit;

Ephesians 6:12

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places .

Colossians 1:25-27

whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, to fulfil the word of God,

1 Thessalonians 2:16

forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved; to fill up their sins always: but the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.

1 Timothy 2:7

whereunto I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth, I lie not), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

2 Timothy 1:11

whereunto I was appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher.

Hebrews 2:14

Since then the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he might bring to nought him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;