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Berean Standard Bible

“But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased”

Galatians 1:15

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Paul defends his apostleship by telling the story of his life before and after meeting Christ. He had been a zealous persecutor of the church.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

World English Bible (WEB)

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

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But when it was the good pleasure of God, by whom I was marked out even from my mother's body, through his grace,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas cuando plugo á Dios, que me apartó desde el vientre de mi madre, y me llamó por su gracia,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sin embargo, Dios me había escogido desde antes que yo naciera, y me llamó por su gracia. Y cuando él quiso

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