Bible verse

Galatians 1:12

I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

Galatians 1:12 · BSB

Galatians 1:12 in context

The verses around it, from Galatians 1.

8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!

9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!

10 Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

11 For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.

12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

13 For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,

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Galatians 1:12 in other translations

KJV

For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught [it], but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

ASV

For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

ERV

For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

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