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 (not from men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),
2 And all the brethren with me; —unto the assemblies of Galatia:
and all the brethren that are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 Favour unto you and peace, from God our Father, and 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 the present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father: (aiōn g165)
to whom be glory for ever 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 wonder that ye are so soon removed from him who called you by the grace of Christ to another gospel: which is not another;
7 Which is not, another, only there are, some, that are troubling you, and wishing to change the glad-message of the Christ.
but there be some that disturb you, and would subvert 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 tho' we or an angel from heaven should preach to you any other gospel than what we have preached 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 say it again, if any one preach to you any other gospel than what ye 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!
For do I now persuade you to obey men or God? Or do I seek to please men? if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant 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;
But I assure you, brethren, that the gospel preached by me is not of human invention.
12 For neither, from man, did I accept it, nor was taught [it], —but through a revealing of Jesus Christ.
For I neither received it, nor was taught it by man, but by the revelation 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 ye have heard of my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I outragiously persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste:
14 And was making advancement, in Judaism, above many contemporaries in my nation, being, surpassingly zealous, of my paternal instructions.
and I made a proficiency in Judaism above many of the same age with me in my own nation, being excessively 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 favour, was well-pleased
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 announce the glad-message regarding him among the nations, straightway, I conferred not with flesh and blood,
to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach Him among the gentiles; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,
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.
nor went I up to Jerusalem to those that were apostles before me, but I departed into Arabia, and afterwards returned again to Damascus.
18 Then, after three years, went I up unto Jerusalem, to become acquainted with Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days;
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and I staid with him fifteen days.
19 But, other of the apostles, saw I none, save James the brother of the Lord: —
But I saw no other of the apostles, except James the brother of our Lord.
20 Now, as touching the things which I am writing to you, lo! before God, I am not guilty of falsehood: —
(Now in what I write to you, behold, before God, I do not lie.)
21 After that, I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia,
Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia,
22 And was still unknown, by face, unto the assemblies of Judaea which were in Christ, —
and was not known in person to the churches of Judea, which were in Christ.
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;
But only they had heard that he who persecuted us before, now preacheth the faith which he formerly would have destroyed.
24 And they were glorifying, God, in me.
And they glorified God on my account.
