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Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but byb Jesus Christ, and God the Father, whoc raised him from the dead;)

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Acts 9:6,15• ⁶but arise and enter into the city; and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
¹⁵But the Lord said unto him, Go, for he is a vessel of election to me, to bear my name before both d Gentiles and kings and sons of Israel; (Acts 9:6,15)

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Acts 2:24• ²⁴whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death, inasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held fast by it. (Acts 2:24)

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1-7: He wonders that they have so soon left him and the gospel;

8-10: and accurses those that preach any other gospel than he did.

11-13: He learned the gospel not of men, but of God;

14-16: and shows what he was before his calling;

17-24: and what he did immediately after it.

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Rom. 1:1• ¹Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart unto God's gospel, (Rom. 1:1)

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1 Cor. 1:1• ¹Paul, a called a apostle of Christ Jesus b by God's will, and Sosthenes the brother, (1 Cor. 1:1)

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Gal. 1:11‑12,17• ¹¹But I let you know, brethren, that the gospel that was preached by me is not according to man.
¹²For neither received I it from man nor was I taught [it] but by revelation of Jesus Christ.
¹⁷nor went up to Jerusalem to those that were apostles before me; but I went unto Arabia and again returned unto Damascus. (Gal. 1:11‑12,17)

neither.

Acts 1:16‑26• ¹⁶Brethren, it was needful that the Scripture should be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spake before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became guide to those that took Jesus.
¹⁷For he had been numbered among us, and received the allotment of this service.
¹⁸(This man then obtained a field from wages of [his] iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out.
¹⁹And it became known to all the dwellers at Jerusalem, so that in their own language that field was called Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood).
²⁰For it is written in [the] Book of Psalms, Let his homestead be made desolate, and let there be no dweller in it; and, his overseership let another take.
²¹Of the men therefore who went with us at every time that the Lord Jesus went in and went out among us,
²²beginning from the baptism of John until the day in which he was received up from us, must one of these become a witness with us of his resurrection.
²³And they put forward two, Joseph called Barsabbas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias.
²⁴And they prayed and said, Thou, Lord, knower of the hearts of all, show of these two which one thou hast chosen,
²⁵to take the place of this service and apostleship from which Judas fell away to go unto his own place.
²⁶And they gave lots for them; and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. (Acts 1:16‑26)

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Acts 13:2‑4• ²And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
³Then when they had fasted and prayed and laid down their hands on them, they let them go.
⁴They then being sent out by the Holy Spirit, went down unto Seleucia and thence sailed away unto Cyprus, (Acts 13:2‑4)

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Acts 9:6,15‑16• ⁶but arise and enter into the city; and it shall be told thee what thou must do.
¹⁵But the Lord said unto him, Go, for he is a vessel of election to me, to bear my name before both d Gentiles and kings and sons of Israel;
¹⁶for I will show him how many things he must suffer for my name's sake. (Acts 9:6,15‑16)

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Acts 22:10,14‑21• ¹⁰And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, Rise up, and go into Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all things which it hath been appointed for thee to do.
¹⁴And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth.
¹⁵For thou shalt be for him to all men a witness of what thou hast seen and heard.
¹⁶And now, why tarriest thou? Arise, and get baptized, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.
¹⁷And it came to pass that when I had returned to Jerusalem, and while I prayed in the temple, I fell into a trance,
¹⁸and saw him saying unto me, Make haste and get thee quickly out of Jerusalem, because they will not receive of thee testimony concerning me.
¹⁹And I said, Lord, they themselves know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those that believe on thee,
²⁰and when the blood of Stephen thy witness was shed, I also was standing by and consenting, and keeping the garments of those that slew him.
²¹And he said unto me, Depart, for I will send thee forth far hence unto the Gentiles. (Acts 22:10,14‑21)

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Acts 26:16‑18• ¹⁶But rise up and stand on thy feet, for to this end I appeared to thee, to appoint thee a servant and a witness both of what thou hast seen and of those things wherein I shall appear to thee,
¹⁷taking thee out from the people and from the Gentiles unto whom I send thee,
¹⁸to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness unto light and the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among those that are sanctified by faith that is in me. (Acts 26:16‑18)

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Rom. 1:4‑5• ⁴that was marked out Son of God in power according to [the] Spirit of holiness by resurrection of [the] dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
⁵through whom we received grace and apostleship unto obedience of faith among all the Gentiles in behalf of his name; (Rom. 1:4‑5)

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2 Cor. 3:1‑3• ¹Begin we again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some, recommendatory epistles unto you or from you?
²Ye are our epistle inscribed in our hearts, known and read by all men,
³being manifested that ye are Christ's epistle ministered by us, having been inscribed, not with ink, but [the] Spirit of [the] living God, not on tables of stone, but on fleshy tables of [the] heart. (2 Cor. 3:1‑3)

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Eph. 3:8• ⁸To me who am less than the least of all saints was this grace given to preach to the nations the unsearchable riches of the Christ, (Eph. 3:8)

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1 Tim. 1:11‑14• ¹¹according to the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I was entrusted.
¹²I thank him that strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, that he counted me faithful, appointing me unto ministry,
¹³though before I was a blasphemer and persecutor and doer of outrage. But I had mercy shown me because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief;
¹⁴and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love that is in Christ Jesus. (1 Tim. 1:11‑14)

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2 Tim. 1:1• ¹Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus, by God's will according to promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, (2 Tim. 1:1)

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Titus 1:3• ³but manifested in its own seasons his word in a preaching, with which I was entrusted, according to command of our Saviour God; (Titus 1:3)

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Matt. 28:18‑20• ¹⁸{i}And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.{/i}
¹⁹{i}Go [therefore] and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them to the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit;{/i}
²⁰{i}teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have enjoined you. And behold, I am with you all the days, until the completion of the age.{/i} (Matt. 28:18‑20)

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John 5:19• ¹⁹Jesus then answered and said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of himself unless he sees the Father doing something; for whatever things he doeth, these also the Son doeth in like manner. (John 5:19)

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John 10:30• ³⁰I and the Father are one. (John 10:30)

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John 20:21• ²¹He said therefore to them again, Peace to you: according as the Father hath sent me forth, I also send you. (John 20:21)

raised.

Acts 2:24‑32• ²⁴whom God raised up, having loosed the pangs of death, inasmuch as it was not possible that he should be held fast by it.
²⁵For David saith as to him, I kept the Lord in view always before me, because he is on my right hand that I may not be shaken.
²⁶On this account my heart was cheered and my tongue was exceeding glad; yea more my flesh also shall dwell in hope
²⁷because thou wilt not leave my soul to hades nor give thy Holy One to see corruption.
²⁸Thou didst make known to me ways of life; thou wilt make me full of joy with thy countenance.
²⁹Brethren, one may speak with freedom unto you about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is amongst us unto this day.
³⁰Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God swore with an oath to him of the fruit of his loins to seat upon his throne,
³¹he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he left to hades nor did his flesh see corruption.
³²This Jesus did God raise up whereof all we are witnesses. (Acts 2:24‑32)

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Acts 3:15• ¹⁵but the Author of life ye killed, whom God raised from [the] dead of which we are witnesses; (Acts 3:15)

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Rom. 4:24‑25• ²⁴but on our account also, to whom it shall be reckoned, to us that believe on him that raised Jesus our Lord out of [the] dead,
²⁵who was given up on account of our offences and was raised on account of our justification. (Rom. 4:24‑25)

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Rom. 10:9• ⁹that, if thou shalt confess with thy mouth [the] Lord Jesus and believe in thine heart that God raised him out of [the] dead, thou shalt be saved. (Rom. 10:9)

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Rom. 14:9• ⁹For unto this [end] Christ died and lived, that he might be Lord both of dead and living. (Rom. 14:9)

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Eph. 1:19‑20• ¹⁹and what the surpassing greatness of his power toward us that believe, according to the working of the might of his strength,
²⁰which he wrought in the Christ in having raised him out of the dead, and seated [him] at his right hand in the heavenly [places], (Eph. 1:19‑20)

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Heb. 13:20• ²⁰But the God of peace, that brought again from among [the] dead our Lord Jesus the great Shepherd of the sheep in virtue of blood of an everlasting covenant, (Heb. 13:20)

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1 Peter 1:21• ²¹that through him believe on God that raised him out of [the] dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God, (1 Peter 1:21)

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Rev. 1:5,18• ⁵and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. To him that loveth us and washed us from our sins in his blood,
¹⁸and the living one: and I was dead, and, behold, I am alive unto the ages of the ages; and I have the keys of death and of hades. (Rev. 1:5,18)

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Rev. 2:8• ⁸And to the angel of the church that is in Smyrna write, These things saith the first and the last, who was dead and lived: (Rev. 2:8)

• It was by Jesus Christ, on the way to Damascus; and by the Father, it appears to me, when the Holy Spirit said, “Separate to me Barnabas and Paul.” (“Galatians 1-2” by J.N. Darby)

• Not “of men” what calls itself the clergy would freely admit, but not “by man” they cannot. It strikes at the root of their existence as such. (“Galatians 1-2” by J.N. Darby)

• They did not directly deny the truth of the Person of Christ, nor the facts of His death and resurrection, nor the necessity of faith in Christ; but they asserted that faith in Christ and His work was not sufficient for salvation. (“Galatians 1” by H. Smith)

• Their attack was upon the truth, but the method adopted was not to face the truth, but to attack the teacher of the truth. (“Galatians 1” by H. Smith)

• The two great evils into which the assemblies at Galatia had fallen were the insistence on keeping the law in order to be saved, and the adoption of apostolic succession, or the principle of clerisy, in order to be a servant of the Lord. (“Galatians 1” by H. Smith)

• Those in the clerical system may freely admit that their authority is not from man, but they would not, and could not, say that it was neither by man. Paul received his authority, and his direction, not from Peter or the twelve, but from the risen Christ. (“Galatians 1” by H. Smith)

• The statement that Paul's apostleship was "neither by man" strikes at the whole principle of clerisy. Those in the clerical system may freely admit that their authority is not from man, but they would not, and could not, say that it was neither by man. Paul received his authority, and his direction, not from Peter or the twelve, but from the risen Christ. (“Galatians 1” by H. Smith)

• At once the apostle asserts that his apostleship was not “from man” as a source, nor “by man” as a means. (“Galatians 1” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Paul, apostle, not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father who raised him from among the dead,

W. Kelly Translation

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Paul, apostle, not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father that raised him out of the dead,