KJV King James Version
And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
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Galatians 1:14
And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
WEB World English Bible
I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
ASV American Standard Version
and I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of mine own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I was advancing in Judaism above many equals in age in mine own race, being more abundantly zealous of my fathers’ deliverances,
Surrounding context — Galatians 1
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.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandπροέκοπτονG4298 · prokoptōto advanceἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸουδαϊσμῷG2454 · IoudaismosJudaismὑπὲρG5228 · huperabove/forπολλοὺςG4183 · polusmuchσυνηλικιώταςG4915 · sunēlikiōtēscontemporaryἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoγένειG1085 · genosfamily: descendantμουG3165 · memeπερισσοτέρωςG4056 · perissoterōsmore excessivelyζηλωτὴςG2207 · zēlōtēszealotὑπάρχωνG5225 · huparchōbe alreadyτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατρικῶνG3967 · patrikospaternalμουG3165 · memeπαραδόσεων.G3862 · paradosistradition
Cross-references
Colossians 2:8Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.Acts 26:5Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.Philippians 3:4-6Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:Acts 22:3I 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 zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.Matthew 15:6And honour not his father or his mother, [he shall be free]. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.Jeremiah 9:14But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:Acts 26:9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.1 Peter 1:8Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:Matthew 15:2-3Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.Isaiah 57:12I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.Mark 7:3-13For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash [their] hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.Isaiah 29:13Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:Jeremiah 15:2And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as [are] for death, to death; and such as [are] for the sword, to the sword; and such as [are] for the famine, to the famine; and such as [are] for the captivity, to the captivity.
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