Galatians 1
1 Paul an apostle (not from men, nor by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead),
Paul, an apostle (not from humans, nor through humans, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),
2 and all the brethren that are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ,
4 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)
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father— (aiōn g165)
to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 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;
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you by the grace of Christ to a different "good news";
7 but there be some that disturb you, and would subvert the gospel of Christ.
and there is not another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.
8 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.
But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a "good news" other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.
9 I say it again, if any one preach to you any other gospel than what ye have received, let him be accursed.
As we have said before, so I now say again: if anyone preaches to you a "good news" other than that which you received, let him be cursed.
10 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.
For am I now seeking the favor of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? For if I were still pleasing people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11 But I assure you, brethren, that the gospel preached by me is not of human invention.
But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not of human origin.
12 For I neither received it, nor was taught it by man, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
For neither did I receive it from a human, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For ye have heard of my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I outragiously persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste:
For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I severely persecuted the church of God, and tried to destroy it.
14 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.
I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15 But when it pleased God, (who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace, )
But when God, who had set me apart from my mother's womb and called me through his grace, was pleased
16 to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach Him among the gentiles; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,
to reveal his Son to me, that I might preach him among those who are not Jewish, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,
17 nor went I up to Jerusalem to those that were apostles before me, but I departed into Arabia, and afterwards returned again to Damascus.
nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and I staid with him fifteen days.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Cephas and get information from him, and stayed with him fifteen days.
19 But I saw no other of the apostles, except James the brother of our Lord.
But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord's brother.
20 (Now in what I write to you, behold, before God, I do not lie.)
Now about the things which I write to you, look, before God, I'm not lying.
21 Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia,
Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 and was not known in person to the churches of Judea, which were in Christ.
I was still unknown by face to the churches of Judea which were in Christ,
23 But only they had heard that he who persecuted us before, now preacheth the faith which he formerly would have destroyed.
but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy."
24 And they glorified God on my account.
And they glorified God because of me.
