Galatians 1:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGalatians 1:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
μόνον
mónon
G3440
only
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἀκούοντες
akoúō
G191
to hear
ἦσαν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
διώκων
diṓkō
G1377
to persecute
ἡμᾶς
hēmeîs
G2249
we
ποτε
poté
G4218
formerly
νῦν
nŷn
G3568
now
εὐαγγελίζεται
euangelízō
G2097
to evangelize
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
πίστιν
pístis
G4102
faith
ἥν
hós
G3739
who
ποτε
poté
G4218
formerly
ἐπόρθει
porthéō
G4199
to destroy
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World English Bible Public Domain
but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy."
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King James Version Public Domain
But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But they were only hearing, “The one formerly persecuting us is now proclaiming the faith which he formerly was destroying,”
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