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Galatians 1:19

Galatians 1:19
But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

But other of the apostles saw I none,.... This is observed to show, that as he did not receive the Gospel from Peter, so neither from any of the other apostles, whom he did not so much as see, much…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Save James the Lord’s brother - That the James here referred to was an apostle is clear. The whole construction of the sentence demands this supposition. In the list of the apostles in Mat 10:2-3, two…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

James the Lord's brother - Dr. Paley observes: There were at Jerusalem two apostles, or at least two eminent members of the Church, of the name of James. This is distinctly inferred from the Acts of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Galatians 1:10-24

What Paul had said more generally, in the preface of this epistle, he now proceeds more particularly to enlarge upon. There he had declared himself to be an apostle of Christ; and here he comes more…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

"Other of the apostles I saw not, but James, the brother of the Lord." The A. V. would lead to the conclusion that James was one of the Apostles, in the same sense as Peter was an Apostle, i.e. one of…