Galatians 1
1 Paul, an apostle, —not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father who raised him from among the dead,
Paul, an apostle sent not from men nor by any man, but by Jesus Christ and by God the Father who raised him from the dead;
2 And all the brethren with me; —unto the assemblies of Galatia:
with all the brothers who are with me. To the churches of Galatia greeting.
3 Favour unto you and peace, from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ, —
Grace be to you, and peace from God our Father and 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 in accordance with the will of our God and Father, (aiōn g165)
to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 I marvel that, thus quickly, ye are moving away from him that called you in the favour of Christ, unto a different glad-message, —
I am amazed that you are so soon shifting your ground, and deserting him who called you by the grace of Christ,
7 Which is not, another, only there are, some, that are troubling you, and wishing to change the glad-message of the Christ.
for another gospel, which indeed is not another; only there are certain individuals who are troubling you, and desiring to pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But, even if, we, or, a messenger out of heaven, announce a glad-message [unto you] aside from that which we announced unto you, accursed, let him be!
But even though I myself or an angel from heaven were to preach any gospel other than that which I did preach to you, let him be accursed.
9 As we have said before, even now, again, I say: If anyone is announcing unto you a glad-message aside from that which ye accepted, accursed, let him be!
I have said it before, and I now repeat it, if any one is preaching a gospel to you other than that which you have received, let him be accursed.
10 For am I, even now, persuading, men, or God? Or am I seeking to please, men? If I had been still pleasing, men, Christ’s servant, had I not been!
Think you that I am now trying to conciliate men or God? Or am I "seeking to please men"? If I were still seeking to please men, I should not be a slave of Christ.
11 For I make known unto you, brethren, as to the glad-message which was announced by me, that it is not after man;
For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel I preach is not man-made;
12 For neither, from man, did I accept it, nor was taught [it], —but through a revealing of Jesus Christ.
for neither did I myself receive it from man, nor by man was I taught it, but by a revelation an apocalypse of Jesus Christ.
13 For ye have heard, as to my own manner of life, at one time, in Judaism, how that, exceedingly, was I persecuting the assembly of God, and laying it waste,
For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how furiously I used to persecute the church of God, and how I kept seeking to root it out;
14 And was making advancement, in Judaism, above many contemporaries in my nation, being, surpassingly zealous, of my paternal instructions.
and how in my zeal for Judaism I outstripped many of my own age and nation, in my special zeal for the traditions of my forefathers.
15 But, when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me through his favour, was well-pleased
But when God who had set me apart from my very birth,
16 to reveal his Son in me, that I might announce the glad-message regarding him among the nations, straightway, I conferred not with flesh and blood,
and had called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son in me, so that I might preach his gospel among the Gentiles, without consulting a human being,
17 Neither went I up unto Jerusalem unto them who, before me, were apostles, —but I went away into Arabia, and again returned unto Damascus.
or even going up to Jerusalem to see those who had been apostles before me, I went off at once to Arabia, and on my return came back to Damascus.
18 Then, after three years, went I up unto Jerusalem, to become acquainted with Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days;
Then three years later I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Peter, and spent two weeks with him.
19 But, other of the apostles, saw I none, save James the brother of the Lord: —
I saw no other apostle except James, the Lord’s brother.
20 Now, as touching the things which I am writing to you, lo! before God, I am not guilty of falsehood: —
(In what I am now writing, I call God to witness that I am telling the truth.)
21 After that, I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia,
Then I went into the districts of Syria and Cilicia.
22 And was still unknown, by face, unto the assemblies of Judaea which were in Christ, —
But to the churches of Christ in Judea I was personally unknown;
23 Only they were hearing—He that was persecuting us formerly, now, is announcing the glad-message of the faith which he formerly laid waste;
only they used to hear it said, "He who was once persecuting us is now preaching the gospel of the very faith which he once tried to ruin."
24 And they were glorifying, God, in me.
And they were giving glory to God on my account.
