Galatians 1
1 Paul, an apostle, not of men, neither by man, but by 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 brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia.
and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace be to you, and peace from God the Father, and from 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, that he might deliver us from this present wicked world, according to the will of God and our Father: (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 wonder that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ, unto another gospel.
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, only there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of 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 though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you besides that which we have preached to you, let him be anathema.
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 said before, so now I say again: If any one preach to you a gospel, besides that which you have received, let him be anathema.
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 persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? If I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant 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 give you to understand, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.
But I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached did not originate with man.
12 For neither did I receive it of man, nor did I learn it; but by the 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 you have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion: how that, beyond measure, I persecuted the church of God, and wasted 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 made progress in the Jews’ religion above many of my equals in my own nation, being more abundantly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
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 him, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by 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, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, immediately I condescended not to 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 Neither went I to Jerusalem, to the apostles who were before me: but I went into Arabia, and again I returned 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 to Jerusalem, to see Peter, and I tarried 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 other of the apostles I saw none, saving James the brother of the Lord.
But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.
20 Now the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I lie not.
(Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying.)
21 Afterwards 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 churches of Judea, which were in Christ:
But I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23 But they had heard only: He, who persecuted us in times past, doth now preach the faith which once he impugned:
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.
