Galatians 1:15
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,”
χάρις
Grace, favour, gift, charm. Charis. By grace you have been saved through faith. Grace is God giving what we do not deserve. It is His nature expressed toward those who need Him.
καλέω
having called me
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καλέω
To call, to summon, to invite. Kaleo. Many are called but few are chosen. The call of God is universal but the response is personal. The invitation is open. Will you come.
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θεός
God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ὅτε
When
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ὅτε
When, at the time when, after. When the fullness of time had come God sent His Son. God's timing is always right. He never acts too early or too late.
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κοιλία
the] womb
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κοιλία
a cavity, i.e. (especially) the abdomen; by implication, the matrix; figuratively, the heart
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εὐδοκέω
was pleased
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εὐδοκέω
to think well of, i.e. approve (an act); specially, to approbate (a person or thing)
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μήτηρ
of mother
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μήτηρ
a "mother" (literally or figuratively, immediate or remote)
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