Galatians 1
1 Paul, an apostle (not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead),
Paul, an apostle—appointed not by men nor through man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—
2 and all the brothers with me, to the congregations of Galatia:
and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ
Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 who gave himself for our sins, so that he might rescue us, according to the will of our God and Father, out of the evil age that has come, (aiōn g165)
who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father. (aiōn g165)
To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him who called you in the grace of Christ to another good news,
I am astonished that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you by the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel,
7 which is not another, except there are some who confuse you, and who want to pervert the good news of the Christ.
not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But even if we, or an agent from heaven, should preach a good news to you contrary to what we preached to you, let him be accursed.
But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed!
9 As we have said before, I now also say again, if any man preaches a good news to you contrary to what ye received, let him be accursed.
As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone preaches to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be accursed!
10 For do I now trust men or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I were still pleasing men I would not be a bondman of Christ.
Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11 For I make known to you, brothers, the good news that was preached by me, that it is not according to man.
But I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached did not originate with man.
12 For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it was through revelation of Jesus Christ.
For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it by a revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For ye heard of my former behavior in Judaism, that I persecuted the church of God to extraordinariness, and ravaged it.
For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.
14 And I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my race, being a more extreme zealot of my paternal traditions.
I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, being far more zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15 But when it pleased God who separated me from my mother's belly, and called me through his grace,
But when God, who set me apart before I was born and called me by his grace, was pleased
16 to reveal his Son in me, so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not straightaway confer with flesh and blood,
to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach good news about him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,
17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles before me, but I went into Arabia and returned again to Damascus.
nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia and returned again to Damascus.
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit with Peter, and I remained with him fifteen days.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Peter, and I stayed with him for fifteen days.
19 But I did not see another of the apostles except James the Lord's brother.
But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.
20 Now what I write to you, behold before God, I do not lie.
(Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying.)
21 Later I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 And I was unknown by face to the congregations of Judea in Christ,
But I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23 but they were only hearing that the man who once persecuted us now preaches the good news, the faith that he once ravaged.
They were only hearing people say, “The man who once persecuted us is now preaching the good news of the faith he once tried to destroy.”
24 And they glorified God in me.
So they were glorifying God because of me.
