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Galatians 1:23
Galatians 1:23 is verse 23 of Galatians chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
King James Version
But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
World English Bible
but they only heard, “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.”
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Galatians 1:21–24 · Berean Standard Bible
21 Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23 They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
24 And they glorified God because of me.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Acts 9:13But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
Acts 9:20Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
Acts 9:26When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
1 Corinthians 15:8And last of all He appeared to me also, as to one of untimely birth.
1 Corinthians 15:9For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
1 Corinthians 15:10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
1 Timothy 1:13I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
1 Timothy 1:14And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
1 Timothy 1:15This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
1 Timothy 1:16But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.