Galatians 1:1-10

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Greeting

1 Paul,^(A) an apostle—not from men or by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father^(B) who raised Him from the dead^(C)— ² and all the brothers who are with me:

To the churches of Galatia.^[a](D)

³ Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord^[b] Jesus Christ, ⁴ who gave Himself for our sins^(E) to rescue us from this present evil age,^(F) according to the will of our God and Father.^{(G) 5} To whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

No Other Gospel

⁶ I am amazed that you are so quickly turning away from Him who called^(H) you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— ⁷ not that there is another gospel,^(I) but there are some^(J) who are troubling you and want to change the good news^[c] about the Messiah. ⁸ But even if we or an angel^(K) from heaven should preach to you a gospel other than what we have preached to you,^(L) a curse be on him!^{[d] 9} As we have said before, I now say again: If anyone preaches to you a gospel contrary to what you received,^(M) a curse be on him!

¹⁰ For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God?^(N) Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ.