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Ordinary Time · Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles: Vigil · Year C

Galatians 1:11-20

Paul's Gospel Received by Revelation

June 29, 2028

The Conversion of Saint Paul, Benozzo Gozzoli
The Conversion of Saint Paul, Benozzo Gozzoli, 15th centuryThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
A small bright panel: the rider thrown down on the road with his companions scattering, and the city he was riding to still ahead of him.When God, who set me apart before I was born, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, I did not confer with flesh and blood.Benozzo GozzoliGozzoli, Fra Angelico’s assistant, who kept the clear colour and told the story as an incident on a road.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Roman Lectionary
GospelJohn 21:15-19Jn 21:15-19
Second ReadingGal. 1:11-20Gal 1:11-20
First ReadingActs 3:1-10
Responsorial PsalmPs. 19:2-3, 4-5 (5a)Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 (5a)

Overview & Insights

"I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ." (Galatians 1:12)

Paul insists his gospel came not from human teaching but by revelation of Jesus Christ. He recalls his former zeal in persecuting the church, his calling by grace, and how after his conversion he saw Peter and James in Jerusalem.

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Commentary

Galatians 1 CommentaryGal 1 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Covers Paul's defense of his apostolic call verse by verse.

Galatians 1:11 CommentariesGal 1:11 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentators on Paul's claim of direct revelation.

Galatians 1 (Barnes' Notes)Gal 1 (Barnes' Notes) StudyLight

Detailed exposition of Paul's autobiographical argument.

Galatians 1 CommentaryGal 1 Commentary Precept Austin

Verse-by-verse word study of Paul's conversion account.

Galatians 1:11 InterlinearGal 1:11 Interlinear BibleHub

Greek interlinear for Paul's claim of revelation.

Background & Word Study

GalatiansGal BibleProject

Overview of Galatians' argument about gospel authority.

The Church Fathers

Galatians 1Gal 1 Catena

Patristic comments on Paul's account of his call.

Homily 1 on GalatiansHomily 1 on Gal New Advent · Church Fathers

Chrysostom opens his exposition of Paul's defense of his gospel.

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