Galatians 1
1 Paul, an apostle—not from men, nor through man, but through 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 all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:
and all the brethren that are with me, to the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our 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 this present evil age (aiōn g165), according to the will of our God and Father—
who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, (aiōn g165)
to whom be glory from age to age. Amen. (aiōn g165)
6 I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”,
I am astonished that you are so soon turning away from him that called you into the grace of Christ, to another gospel:
7 but there is not another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.
which is nothing else than that there are some who trouble you, and are determined to pervert the gospel of the Christ.
8 But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach to you any other gospel than that which we have preached, let him be accursed.
9 As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any “good news” other than that which you received, let him be cursed.
As we said before, so even now I say again, if any one preaches to you any other gospel than that which you have received, let him be accursed.
10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
For, do I now seek the favor of men, or of God? or do I strive to please men? If, indeed, I would still please men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
11 But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.
But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which is preached by me, is not according to man:
12 For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
for neither did I receive it from man, nor was it taught me, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it.
For you have heard of my former mode of life in Judaism, that I greatly persecuted the church of God, and laid it waste;
14 I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
and I surpassed in Judaism many of my own age and nation, being more exceedingly zealous for the tradition of my fathers.
15 But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace,
But when God, who chose me from my mother’s womb, and called me by his grace, was pleased
16 to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood,
to reveal his Sou in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I at once declined all conference with flesh and blood:
17 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.
nor did I go up to Jerusalem, to those who were apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and then returned to Damascus.
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.
Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem, in order to become personally acquainted with Peter; and I remained with him fifteen days:
19 But of the other apostles I saw no one except James, the Lord’s brother.
but of the apostles I saw no other, but James the brother of the Lord.
20 Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I am not lying.
With respect to the things which I now write to you, behold, before God I lie not.
21 Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
Then, I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia:
22 I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ,
but I was not known, in person, to the churches of Judea which are in Christ.
23 but they only heard, “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.”
They had heard only that he who formerly persecuted us was now preaching the faith which he once destroyed.
24 So they glorified God in me.
And they glorified God in me.
