Galatians 1
1 Paul, an apostle—not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised Him out of the dead—
Paul, an apostle, (not from men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead, )
2 and all the brothers with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
and all the brethren that are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ,
grace be to you, and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us out of 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, according to the will of our God and Father, (aiōn g165)
to whom be glory from age to age. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 I wonder that you are so quickly removed from Him who called you in the grace of Christ to another good news—
I am astonished that you are so soon turning away from him that called you into the grace of Christ, to another gospel:
7 not that there is another, except there are certain who are troubling you, and wishing to pervert the good news of the Christ;
which is nothing else than that there are some who trouble you, and are determined to pervert the gospel of the Christ.
8 but even if we or a messenger out of Heaven may proclaim good news to you different from what we proclaimed to you—let him be accursed!
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach to you any other gospel than that which we have preached, let him be accursed.
9 As we have said before, and now say again: if anyone may proclaim to you good news different from what you received—let him be accursed!
As we said before, so even now I say again, if any one preaches to you any other gospel than that which you have received, let him be accursed.
10 For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men—I should not be Christ’s servant.
For, do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? or do I strive to please men? If, indeed, I would still please men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
11 And I make known to you, brothers, the good news that was proclaimed by me, that it is not according to man,
But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which is preached by me, is not according to man:
12 for neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught [it], but through a revelation of Jesus Christ,
for neither did I receive it from man, nor was it taught me, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 for you heard of my behavior once in Judaism, that I was exceedingly persecuting the Assembly of God, and destroying it,
For you have heard of my former mode of life in Judaism, that I greatly persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste;
14 and I was advancing in Judaism above many equals in age in my own race, being more abundantly zealous of my fathers’ deliverances,
and I surpassed in Judaism many of my own age and nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the tradition of my fathers.
15 and when God was well pleased—having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called [me] through His grace—
But when God, who chose me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, was pleased
16 to reveal His Son in me, that I might proclaim Him as good news among the nations, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,
to reveal his Sou in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I at once declined all conference with flesh and blood:
17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia, and again returned to Damascus;
nor did I go up to Jerusalem, to those who were apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.
18 then, after three years I went up to Jerusalem to inquire about Peter, and remained with him fifteen days,
Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem, in order to become personally acquainted with Peter; and I remained with him fifteen days:
19 and I did not see [any] other of the apostles, except James, the brother of the LORD.
but of the apostles I saw no other, but James the brother of the Lord.
20 And the things that I write to you, behold, before God—I do not lie;
With respect to the things which I now write to you, behold, before God I lie not.
21 then I came into the regions of Syria and of Cilicia,
Then, I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia:
22 and was unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea, that [are] in Christ,
but I was not known, in person, to the churches of Judea which are in Christ.
23 and they were only hearing that “he who is persecuting us then, now proclaims good news—the faith that he was then destroying”;
They had heard only that he who formerly persecuted us was now preaching the faith which he once destroyed.
24 and they were glorifying God in me.
And they glorified God in me.
