Galatians 1
1 PAUL the apostle (not sent from men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, and our Father who raised him from the dead),
Paul, an apostle (not from humans, nor through humans, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),
2 and all the brethren with me, to the churches of Galatia:
and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 grace unto you, and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ;
Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ,
4 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)
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father— (aiōn g165)
to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 I marvel that ye are so quickly departed from him that called you, by the grace of Christ into another gospel
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you by the grace of Christ to a different "good news";
7 which is not another; but there are certain persons who trouble you, and desire to pervert the gospel of Christ.
and there is not another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.
8 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.
But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a "good news" other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.
9 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.
As we have said before, so I now say again: if anyone preaches to you a "good news" other than that which you received, let him be cursed.
10 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.
For am I now seeking the favor of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? For if I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11 But I give you to understand, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not a merely human ministry.
But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not of human origin.
12 For I neither received it from man, nor was taught, but by immediate revelation from Jesus Christ.
For neither did I receive it from a human, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 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:
For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I severely persecuted the church of God, and tried to destroy it.
14 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.
I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15 But when it pleased God, who selected me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
But when God, who had set me apart from my mother's womb and called me through his grace, was pleased
16 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,
to reveal his Son to me, that I might preach him among those who are not Jewish, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,
17 nor went up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.
18 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.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Cephas and get information from him, and stayed with him fifteen days.
19 But I saw no other of the apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord's brother.
20 Now respecting the things which I write unto you, behold, in the presence of God, I lie not.
Now about the things which I write to you, look, before God, I'm not lying.
21 Afterwards I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 and I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea, which are in Christ:
I was still unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ,
23 only they had heard, that he who persecuted us in time past, now preaches the faith which he once laid waste.
but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy."
24 And they glorified God on my behalf.
And they glorified God because of me.
