Galatians 1
1 Paul, an apostle — not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who did raise him out of the dead —
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—
2 and all the brethren with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace to you, and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
4 who did give himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of the present evil age, according to the will of God even our Father, (aiōn g165)
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)
to him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 I wonder that ye are so quickly removed from Him who did call you in the grace of Christ to another good news;
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.
7 that is not another, except there be certain who are troubling you, and wishing to pervert the good news of the Christ;
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.
8 but even if we or a messenger out of heaven may proclaim good news to you different from what we did proclaim to you — anathema let him be!
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.
9 as we have said before, and now say again, If any one to you may proclaim good news different from what ye did receive — anathema let him be!
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.”
10 for now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please — Christ's servant I should not be.
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.
11 And I make known to you, brethren, the good news that were proclaimed by me, that it is not according to man,
For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I proclaimed is not man's gospel.
12 for neither did I from man receive it, nor was I taught [it], but through a revelation of Jesus Christ,
I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it. Instead, it was by revelation of Jesus Christ to me.
13 for ye did hear of my behaviour once in Judaism, that exceedingly I was persecuting the assembly of God, and wasting it,
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.
14 and I was advancing in Judaism above many equals in age in mine own race, being more abundantly zealous of my fathers' deliverances,
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.
15 and when God was well pleased — having separated me from the womb of my mother, and having called [me] through His grace —
But when God, who had set me apart from my mother's womb, and who called me through his grace,
16 to reveal His Son in me, that I might proclaim him good news among the nations, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,
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.
17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem unto those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia, and again returned to Damascus,
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.
18 then, after three years I went up to Jerusalem to enquire about Peter, and remained with him fifteen days,
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to get to know Cephas and I stayed with him fifteen days.
19 and other of the apostles I did not see, except James, the brother of the Lord.
But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother.
20 And the things that I write to you, lo, before God — I lie not;
In what I write to you, I assure you before God, that I am not lying.
21 then I came to the regions of Syria and of Cilicia,
Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22 and was unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea, that [are] in Christ,
I was still not personally known to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23 and only they were hearing, that 'he who is persecuting us then, doth now proclaim good news — the faith that then he was wasting;'
They only heard it being said, “The man who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy.”
24 and they were glorifying God in me.
So they glorified God because of me.
