Galatians 1:6-24
New American Standard Bible
Distortion of the Gospel
6 I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting (A)Him who called you [a]by the grace of Christ, for a (B)different gospel, 7 which is not just another account; but there are some who are (C)disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we, or (D)an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be [b](E)accursed! 9 As we (F)have said before, even now I say again: (G)if anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be [c](H)accursed!
10 For am I now (I)seeking the favor of people, or of God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a (J)bond-servant of Christ.
Paul Defends His Ministry
11 For (K)I would have you know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel which was preached by me is (L)not [d]of human invention. 12 For (M)I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a (N)revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For you have heard of (O)my former way of life in Judaism, how I (P)used to persecute (Q)the church of God beyond measure and (R)tried to destroy it; 14 and I (S)was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my [e]countrymen, being more extremely zealous for my (T)ancestral traditions. 15 But when [f]He who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and (U)called me through His grace was pleased 16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might (V)preach Him among the Gentiles, (W)I did not immediately consult with [g](X)flesh and blood, 17 (Y)nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went away to Arabia, and returned once more to (Z)Damascus.
18 Then (AA)three years later I went up (AB)to Jerusalem to [h]become acquainted with [i](AC)Cephas, and stayed with him for fifteen days. 19 But I did not see another one of the apostles except [j](AD)James, the Lord’s brother. 20 (Now in what I am writing to you, [k]I assure you (AE)before God that I am not lying.) 21 Then (AF)I went into the regions of (AG)Syria and (AH)Cilicia. 22 I was still unknown by [l]sight to (AI)the churches of Judea which are (AJ)in Christ; 23 but they only kept hearing, “The man who once persecuted us is now preaching (AK)the faith which he once (AL)tried to destroy.” 24 And they (AM)were glorifying God [m]because of me.
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- Galatians 1:6 Lit in
- Galatians 1:8 Gr anathema
- Galatians 1:9 Gr anathema
- Galatians 1:11 Lit according to man
- Galatians 1:14 Lit race
- Galatians 1:15 One early ms God who
- Galatians 1:16 I.e., people
- Galatians 1:18 Or visit
- Galatians 1:18 I.e., Peter
- Galatians 1:19 Or Jacob
- Galatians 1:20 Lit behold before God
- Galatians 1:22 Lit face
- Galatians 1:24 Lit in me
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