Galatians 1:22
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judea which were in Christ:”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
ἐκκλησία
churches
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ἐκκλησία
Assembly, church, called out ones. Ekklesia. I will build my church. The church is not a building or a programme. It is a people called out by God and gathered around Jesus.
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πρόσωπον
by face
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πρόσωπον
the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person
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Ἰουδαία
of Judea
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Ἰουδαία
the Judæan land (i.e. Judæa), a region of Palestine
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εἰμί
I was
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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