The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
Parallel translations
- WEB The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, he who is blessed forever more, knows that I don’t lie.
- BSB The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
- NKJV The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.
- NASB The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, He who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.
- NLT God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, who is worthy of eternal praise, knows I am not lying.
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Quick answer
Paul solemnly calls on God, the eternally blessed Father of the Lord Jesus, as witness that he is telling the truth. It matters because the reliability of his testimony rests on his accountability before God.
Overview
Before recounting his humbling escape from Damascus, Paul takes an oath affirming his honesty. Invoking 'the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ' grounds his integrity in the God he serves and in his relationship to Christ. Such transparency stands in sharp contrast to the deceit of the false apostles.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 21
- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
- Rom 9:5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
- John 10:30I and my Father are one.
- Rom 15:6That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Rom 1:25Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
- Col 1:3We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
- 2 Cor 1:3Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
- 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Eph 3:14For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
- 1 Tim 1:11According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
- John 20:17Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
- Neh 9:5Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
- 1 Tim 1:17Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- Rom 9:1I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
- Rom 1:9For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
- 1 Tim 6:16Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.
- 2 Cor 11:11Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.
- 2 Cor 1:23Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
- Gal 1:2–3And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
- Ps 41:13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
- 1 Th 2:5For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
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