Galatians 1:1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) It was essential to their office that — 1. They should have seen the Lord, and been ear and eye-witnesses of what they testified to the world. 2. They must have been immediately called and chosen to that office by Christ Himself. 3. Infallible inspiration was also essentially necessary to that office. 4. Another qualification was the power of working miracles. 5. To these qualifications may be added the universality of their commission. (J. McLean.) Parallel Verses KJV: Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) |
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