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 the apostle (not sent from men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, and our Father who raised him from the dead),
2 and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
and all the brethren with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
grace unto 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, that he might pluck us out of this present wicked world, according to the will of God and our Father: (aiōn g165)
to whom be glory for ever and ever. 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 marvel that ye are so quickly departed from him that called you, by 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 persons who trouble you, and desire 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 though even we, or an angel from heaven, preach unto you another gospel, different from that which we have preached to you, let him be an anathema.
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 spoken, and I now repeat it again, If any man preach a gospel different from that ye have received, let him be anathema.
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 do I now use persuasions from men, or from God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should 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 give you to understand, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not a merely human ministry.
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 neither received it from man, nor was taught, but by immediate revelation from 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 ye have heard of my former manner of life, when I professed Judaism, that in the most outrageous manner I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
and signalized myself in Judaism above many of those of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly a zealot for 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
But when it pleased God, who selected me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
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 the glad tidings of him to the nations, 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.
nor went up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
18 Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.
Afterwards at the expiration of three years I went up unto Jerusalem to pay a visit to Peter, and I abode 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 Lord’s brother.
20 I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
Now respecting the things which I write unto you, behold, in the presence of God, I lie not.
21 Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
Afterwards I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
22 I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
and I was personally unknown 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.”
only they had heard, that he who persecuted us in time past, now preaches the faith which he once laid waste.
24 And they glorified God because of me.
And they glorified God on my behalf.
