Galatians 1:23
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.”
πίστις
Faith, trust, belief, faithfulness. Pistis. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith is the currency of the kingdom. Everything flows to those who trust God completely.
εὐαγγελίζω
is evangelising
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εὐαγγελίζω
To bring good news, to proclaim the gospel. Euaggelizo. How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news. The Gospel is news not advice. It announces what has happened.
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μόνος
Only
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μόνος
Only, alone, solitary. Monos. Man shall not live by bread alone. The deepest hungers of life cannot be satisfied by material things. Only God can fill what God shaped.
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διώκω
persecuting
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διώκω
compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
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νῦν
now
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νῦν
"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
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ποτέ
formerly
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ποτέ
indefinite adverb, at some time, ever
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εἰμί
they were
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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πορθέω
he was destroying;
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πορθέω
to ravage (figuratively)
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