King James Version

Galatians 1:15

But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “God the [One]” (θεὸς ὁ) before having selected here.

ὅτεhotewhenὅτεconjunction — “when”G3753when, at which time.whenδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.εὐδόκησενeudokēsenit pleasedεὐδοκέω (eudokeō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it pleased”, a single actionG2106I am well-pleased, think it good, am resolved.it pleasedὁhowhoὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.whoἀφορίσαςaphorisasseparatedἀφορίζω (aphorizō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “separated”, a single actionG873I rail off, separate, place apart.separatedμεmeIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meἐκekfromἐκpreposition — “from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.fromκοιλίαςkoiliaswombκοιλία (koilia)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “womb”, the of-formG2836belly, abdomen, heart, a general term covering any organ in the abdomen, e.g. stomach, womb; met: the inner man.This verse uses “womb”.wombμητρόςmētrosmotherμήτηρ (mētēr)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “mother”, the of-formG3384a mother.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andκαλέσαςkalesascalledκαλέω (kaleō)verb, aorist active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “called”, a single actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.calledδιὰdiame byδιάpreposition — “me by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.me byτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.χάριτοςcharitosgraceχάρις (charis)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “grace”, the of-formG5485(a) grace, as a gift or blessing brought to man by Jesus Christ, (b) favor, (c) gratitude, thanks, (d) a favor, kindness.This verse uses “grace”.graceαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ὁhowhoὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and when God was well pleased — having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called [me] through His grace —

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American Standard Version (1901)

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,

Young’s Literal Translation

and when God was well pleased — having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called [me] through His grace —

World English Bible

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace,

Darby Translation

But when God, who set me apart [even] from my mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace,

Douay-Rheims

But when it pleased him, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,

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