Galatians 1
1 Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—
Paul, an apostle, not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead,
2 and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
and all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia.
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, (aiōn g165)
who gave Himself for our sins, in order that he might redeem us from the present evil age, according to the will of God even our Father: (aiōn g165)
To whom be glory unto the ages of the ages. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
I am astonished that you are so quickly removed from him who called you in the grace of Christ into another gospel;
7 which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
which is not another: but there are certain ones who are troubling you, and wishing to pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!
But indeed if we, or an angel from heaven, may preach unto you any other gospel except that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
As we have before said, and now again I tell you, If any one preaches to you a gospel except that which you have received, let him be accursed.
10 Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
For must I now believe men, or God? whether do I seek to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I would not be the servant of Christ.
11 For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.
But I make known to you, brethren, the gospel was preached to me, that it is not according to a man;
12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
for I did not receive it from man, neither was I taught it, but through the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
For you have heard of my life formerly in Judaism, that I was persecuting the church of God exceedingly, and destroying it:
14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
and I was prominent in Judaism above many comrades in my race, being exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
When the one having separated me, from the womb of my mother, and called me through his grace, was pleased
16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,
to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
neither did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.
18 Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days;
19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
but I saw no other of the apostles, except James the brother of the Lord.
20 I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
Which things moreover I write unto you, behold, before God, that I lie not.
21 Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
But I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which are in Christ.
23 They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
But they were only hearing that The one persecuting us at one time is now preaching the faith which he was once desolating;
24 And they glorified God because of me.
and they continued to glorify God in me.
