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 sent not from men nor by any man, but by Jesus Christ and by God the Father who raised him from the dead;
2 and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:
with all the brothers who are with me. To the churches of Galatia greeting.
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
Grace be to you, and peace from God our 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 deliver us from this present evil age in accordance with the will of our God and Father, (aiōn g165)
to whom be glory forever 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 am amazed that you are so soon shifting your ground, and deserting him who called you by the grace of Christ,
7 which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
for another gospel, which indeed is not another; only there are certain individuals who are troubling you, and desiring 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 even though I myself or an angel from heaven were to preach any gospel other than that which I did preach to 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!
I have said it before, and I now repeat it, if any one is preaching a gospel to you other than 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.
Think you that I am now trying to conciliate men or God? Or am I "seeking to please men"? If I were still seeking to please men, I should not be a slave of Christ.
11 For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.
For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel I preach is not man-made;
12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
for neither did I myself receive it from man, nor by man was I taught it, but by a revelation an apocalypse 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 former conduct in Judaism, how furiously I used to persecute the church of God, and how I kept seeking to root it out;
14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
and how in my zeal for Judaism I outstripped many of my own age and nation, in my special zeal for the traditions of my forefathers.
15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased
But when God who had set me apart from my very birth,
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,
and had called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me, so that I might preach his gospel among the Gentiles, without consulting a human being,
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.
or even going up to Jerusalem to see those who had been apostles before me, I went off at once to Arabia, and on my return came back 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 three years later I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Peter, and spent two weeks with him.
19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
I saw no other apostle except James, the Lord’s brother.
20 I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
(In what I am now writing, I call God to witness that I am telling the truth.)
21 Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
Then I went into the districts of Syria and Cilicia.
22 I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
But to the churches of Christ in Judea I was personally unknown;
23 They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
only they used to hear it said, "He who was once persecuting us is now preaching the gospel of the very faith which he once tried to ruin."
24 And they glorified God because of me.
And they were giving glory to God on my account.
