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, a legate, not from men, nor by man, but by Jesus the Messiah, and God his 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; unto the churches which are in Galatia.
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
Grace be with you, and peace, from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus the Messiah;
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 evil world, agreeably to the pleasure of God 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 admire, how soon ye have turned from the Messiah, who called you by his grace, unto another gospel;
7 which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
which doth not exist, except as there are some who would disquiet you, and are disposed to pervert the gospel of the Messiah.
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 if we, or an angel from heaven, should announce to you differently from what we have announced 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!
As I have just said, and now I again say it, that if any one announce to you differently from what ye 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 do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I had till now pleased men, I should not have been a servant of the Messiah.
11 For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.
But I make known to you, my brethren, that the gospel announced by me, was not from 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 and learn it from man, but I had it by revelation from Jesus the Messiah.
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 course of life in Judaism, that I persecuted the church of God exceedingly, and destroyed it:
14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
and that I went much farther in Judaism than many of my contemporaries who were of my nation, and was peculiarly zealous for the doctrine 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 him, who separated 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 by me, that I should proclaim him among the Gentiles; forthwith, I did not open it to 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 did I go to Jerusalem, to them who were legates before me; but I went 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.
and after three years, I went to Jerusalem to see Cephas; and I remained with him fifteen days.
19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
But others of the legates I saw not, except James, our Lord's brother.
20 I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
In the things which I am writing to you, behold, before God! I lie not.
21 Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
And after that, I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
And the churches in Judaea which were in the Messiah; did not know me personally:
23 They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
but this only had they heard, that he who before persecuted us, now preacheth that faith which in time preceding he subverted:
24 And they glorified God because of me.
and they glorified God in me.
