Galatians 1
1 Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through a man, but through 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 brothers with me, to the congregations in Galatia:
and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and 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, so that He might deliver us out of this present malignant age, according to the will of our God and 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 am sadly surprised that you are turning away so quickly from the one who called you by the grace of Christ, to a different 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 —it is not a mere variation, but certain people are unsettling you and wanting to distort the Gospel of the Christ.
not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 Now even if we, or an angel out of heaven, should preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed!
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 have just said, I here emphatically repeat: If anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed!
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 Am I just now appealing to men, or to God? Or am I trying to please men? You see, if I were still pleasing men I would not be a slave 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 Now I want you to know, brothers, that the Gospel 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 because I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather it came through a revelation from 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 You have heard of my former conduct while in Judaism, how I was rabid in my persecution of God's Church and tried to annihilate 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 indeed I was advancing in Judaism beyond many Jews of my own age, being far more zealous for the traditions of my forefathers.
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 God—who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me through His grace—resolved
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 so that I might proclaim Him among the nations/Gentiles, I did not start by consulting with 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 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before I was; rather I went off into Arabia, and then 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 Subsequently, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to compare notes with Peter, and stayed 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 (I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother.
But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the brother of the Lord.
20 Really, before God, I am not lying in what I write to you.)
(Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying.)
21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 So I remained unknown by face to the congregations of Judea (those in Christ)
But I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23 —they just kept hearing that “He who once persecuted us now proclaims the faith he formerly tried to destroy.”
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 about me.
So they were glorifying God because of me.
