Galatians 1
1 Paul, an apostle—not an apostle from men nor by human agency, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—
PAUL the apostle (not sent from men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, and our Father who raised him from the dead),
2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia:
and all the brethren with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
grace unto you, and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ;
4 who gave himself for our sins so that he might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, (aiōn g165)
who gave himself for our sins, that he might pluck us out of this present wicked 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 am amazed that you are turning away so quickly from him who called you by the grace of Christ. I am amazed that you are turning to a different gospel.
I marvel that ye are so quickly departed from him that called you, by the grace of Christ into another gospel
7 This is not to say that there is another gospel, but there are some men who cause you trouble and want to change the gospel of Christ.
which is not another; but there are certain persons who trouble you, and desire to pervert the gospel of Christ.
8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel other than the one we proclaimed to you, let him be cursed.
But though even we, or an angel from heaven, preach unto you another gospel, different from that which we have preached to you, let him be an anathema.
9 As we have said before, so now I say again, “If someone proclaims to you a gospel other than the one you received, let him be cursed.”
As we have before spoken, and I now repeat it again, If any man preach a gospel different from that ye have received, let him be anathema.
10 For am I now seeking the approval of men or God? Am I seeking to please men? If I am still trying to please men, I am not a servant of Christ.
For do I now use persuasions from men, or from God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
11 For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I proclaimed is not man's gospel.
But I give you to understand, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not a merely human ministry.
12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it. Instead, it was by revelation of Jesus Christ to me.
For I neither received it from man, nor was taught, but by immediate revelation from Jesus Christ.
13 You have heard about my former life in Judaism, how I was persecuting the church of God beyond measure and that I was trying to destroy it.
For ye have heard of my former manner of life, when I professed Judaism, that in the most outrageous manner I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
14 I advanced in Judaism beyond many of those who were my own age, from out of my own people. That is how extremely zealous I was for the traditions of my fathers.
and signalized myself in Judaism above many of those of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly a zealot for the traditions of my fathers.
15 But when God, who had set me apart from my mother's womb, and who called me through his grace,
But when it pleased God, who selected me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace,
16 was pleased to reveal his Son in me, so that I would proclaim him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood.
to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach the glad tidings of him to the nations, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,
17 I did not go up to Jerusalem to those who had become apostles before me. Instead, I went to Arabia and then returned to Damascus.
nor went up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to get to know Cephas and I stayed with him fifteen days.
Afterwards at the expiration of three years I went up unto Jerusalem to pay a visit to Peter, and I abode with him fifteen days.
19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother.
But I saw no other of the apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.
20 In what I write to you, I assure you before God, that I am not lying.
Now respecting the things which I write unto you, behold, in the presence of God, I lie not.
21 Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
Afterwards I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
22 I was still not personally known to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
and I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea, which are in Christ:
23 They only heard it being said, “The man who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy.”
only they had heard, that he who persecuted us in time past, now preaches the faith which he once laid waste.
24 So they glorified God because of me.
And they glorified God on my behalf.
