Galatians 1
1 To the churches in Galatia, from Paul, an Apostle whose commission is not from men and is given, not by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from 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 from all the Brothers here.
and all the brethren that are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ, bless you and give you peace.
grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 For Christ, to rescue us from this present wicked age, gave himself for our sins, in accordance with the will of 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 am astonished at your so soon deserting him, who called you through the love of Christ, for a different ‘Good News,’
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 really no Good News at all. But then, I know that there are people who are harassing you, and who want to pervert the Good News of the Christ.
but there be some that disturb you, and would subvert the gospel of Christ.
8 Yet even if we — or if an angel from Heaven were to tell you any other ‘Good News’ than that which we told you, may he be accursed!
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 We have said it before, and I repeat it now — If any one tells you a ‘Good News’ other than that which you received, may he be accursed!
I say it again, if any one preach to you any other gospel than what ye have received, let him be accursed.
10 Is this, I ask, trying to conciliate men, or God? Am I seeking to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I should not be a servant of Christ.
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 I would remind you, Brothers, that the Good News which I told is no mere human invention.
But I assure you, brethren, that the gospel preached by me is not of human invention.
12 I, at least, did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through a revelation made by Jesus Christ.
For I neither received it, nor was taught it by man, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 You heard, no doubt, of my conduct when I was devoted to Judaism — how I persecuted the Church of God to an extent beyond belief, and made havoc of it,
For ye have heard of my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I outragiously persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste:
14 and how, in my devotion to Judaism, I surpassed many of my contemporaries among my own people in my intense earnestness in upholding the traditions of my ancestors.
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 had set me apart even before my birth, and who called me by his love,
But when it pleased God, (who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, )
16 saw fit to reveal his Son in me, so that I might tell the Good News of him among the Gentiles, then at once, instead of consulting any human being,
to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach Him among the gentiles; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,
17 or even going up to Jerusalem to see those who were Apostles before me, I went to Arabia, and came back again to 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 Three years afterwards I went up to Jerusalem to make the acquaintance of Peter, and I stayed a fortnight with him.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and I staid with him fifteen days.
19 I did not, however, see any other Apostle, except James, the Master’s brother.
But I saw no other of the apostles, except James the brother of our Lord.
20 (As to what I am now writing to you, I call God to witness that I am speaking the truth).
(Now in what I write to you, behold, before God, I do not lie.)
21 Afterwards I went to the districts of Syria and Cilicia.
Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia,
22 But I was still unknown even by sight to the Christian Churches in Judea;
and was not known in person to the churches of Judea, which were in Christ.
23 all that they had heard was — ‘The man who once persecuted us is now telling the Good News of the very Faith of which he once made havoc.’
But only they had heard that he who persecuted us before, now preacheth the faith which he formerly would have destroyed.
24 And they praised God on my account.
And they glorified God on my account.
