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 of men, neither 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 brothers which 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 world, according to the will of God and our Father: (aiōn g165)
To whom be glory for ever and ever. 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 marvel that you are so soon removed 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 not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of 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 any other gospel to you than that which we have preached to you, 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 say I now again, if any man preach any other gospel to you than that 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 persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased 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 certify you, brothers, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
12 for neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught [it], but through a revelation of Jesus Christ,
For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, 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 conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
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 profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in my own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions 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 it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
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 Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not 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;
Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again 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 to see Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.
19 and I did not see [any] other of the apostles, except James, the brother of the LORD.
But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.
20 And the things that I write to you, behold, before God—I do not lie;
Now the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I lie not.
21 then I came into the regions of Syria and of Cilicia,
Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
22 and was unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea, that [are] in Christ,
And was unknown by face to the churches of Judaea which were 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”;
But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preaches the faith which once he destroyed.
24 and they were glorifying God in me.
And they glorified God in me.
