Paul's Letter to the Galatians, Chapter 1
{1:1} Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but
through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the
dead), {1:2} and all the [1>]brothers[<1] who are with me, to the
assemblies of Galatia: {1:3} Grace to you and peace from God the
Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, {1:4} 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--{1:5} to whom be the glory forever
and ever. Amen.
{1:6} I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you
in the grace of Christ to a different "good news"; {1:7} and there
isn't another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you, and
want to pervert the Good News of Christ. {1:8} 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. {1:9} 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. {1:10}
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 wouldn't be a servant
of Christ. {1:11} But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the
Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.
{1:12} For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but
it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ. {1:13} 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.
{1:14} 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. {1:15} But when it was the good pleasure of God, who
separated me from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace,
{1:16} to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the
Gentiles, I didn't immediately confer with flesh and blood, {1:17} 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. {1:18} Then after
three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him
fifteen days. {1:19} But of the other apostles I saw no one, except
James, the Lord's brother. {1:20} Now about the things which I write
to you, behold, before God, I'm not lying. {1:21} Then I came to the
regions of Syria and Cilicia. {1:22} I was still unknown by face to
the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ, {1:23} but they only
heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once
tried to destroy." {1:24} And they glorified God in me.
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Footnotes:
[1] {1:2} The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may
also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."
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