Galatians 1:15

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,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτε δὲ εὐδόκησεν ὁ Θεὸς, ὁ ἀφορίσας με ἐκ κοιλίας μητρός μου, καὶ καλέσας διὰ τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ,

Transliteration

But when eudokēsen ho Theos, the one having aphorisas me from koilias mētros of me, and having kalesas through tēs charitos of him,

Grammar Details

• *Hote*: temporal conjunction - when
• *de*: postpositive conjunction - but/and/now
• *eudokēsen*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - he was pleased
• *ho Theos*: nominative, masculine, singular - subject
• *ho aphorisas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - the one who set apart
• *me*: accusative, first person singular - direct object
• *ek koilias*: genitive, feminine, singular with preposition - from womb
• *mētros*: genitive, feminine, singular - of mother
• *mou*: genitive, first person singular - possessive
• *kalesas*: aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - having called
• *dia tēs charitos*: genitive, feminine, singular with preposition - through grace
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - possessive

Word Meanings

• *eudokēsen*: was pleased/well-pleased/delighted
• *aphorisas*: set apart/separated/selected
• *koilias*: womb/belly
• *mētros*: mother/female parent
• *kalesas*: called/summoned/invited
• *charitos*: grace/favor/kindness

Referenced Verses

• Isa 49:1 : 1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far: Jehovah hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name:
• Isa 49:5 : 5 And now saith Jehovah that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, and that Israel be gathered unto him (for I am honorable in the eyes of Jehovah, and my God is become my strength);
• Jer 1:5 : 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.
• Acts 9:15 : 15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles and kings, and the children of Israel:
• Rom 1:1 : 1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
• Acts 13:2 : 2 And as they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
• Acts 22:14-15 : 14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous One, and to hear a voice from his mouth. 15 For thou shalt be a witness for him unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard.
• Deut 7:7-8 : 7 Jehovah did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all peoples: 8 but because Jehovah loveth you, and because he would keep the oath which he sware unto your fathers, hath Jehovah brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
• 1 Sam 12:22 : 22 For Jehovah will not forsake his people for his great name's sake, because it hath pleased Jehovah to make you a people unto himself.
• 1 Chr 28:4-5 : 4 Howbeit Jehovah, the God of Israel, chose me out of all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be prince; and in the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he took pleasure in me to make me king over all Israel; 5 And of all my sons (for Jehovah hath given me many sons), he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of Jehovah over Israel.
• Matt 11:26 : 26 yea, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.
• Luke 1:15-16 : 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. 16 And many of the children of Israel shall be turn unto the Lord their God.
• Luke 10:21 : 21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.
• Rom 1:5 : 5 through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;
• Rom 8:30 : 30 and whom he foreordained, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.
• Rom 9:24 : 24 [ even] us, whom he also called, not from the Jews only, but also from the Gentiles?
• 1 Cor 1:1 : 1 Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
• 1 Cor 1:9 : 9 God is faithful, through whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
• 1 Cor 1:24 : 24 but unto them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
• 1 Cor 15:10 : 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not found vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
• Gal 1:6 : 6 I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different gospel;
• Eph 1:5 : 5 having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
• Eph 1:9 : 9 making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
• Eph 3:11 : 11 according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
• 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 whereunto he called you through our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• 1 Tim 1:12-14 : 12 I thank him that enabled me, [even] Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to [his] service; 13 though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: howbeit I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief; 14 and the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
• 2 Tim 1:9 : 9 who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
• 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 And the God of all grace, who called you unto his eternal glory in Christ, after that ye have suffered a little while, shall himself perfect, establish, strengthen you.