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Galatians 1
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Greetings and Grace

1 Paul, (A)an apostle—(B)not sent from men nor through man, but (C)through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who (D)raised Him from the dead— 2 and all (E)the brothers who are with me,

To (F)the churches of Galatia:

3 (G)Grace to you and peace from [a]God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who (H)gave Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us from (I)this present evil [b]age, according to the will of (J)our God and Father, 5 (K)to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

Distorting the Gospel

6 I marvel that you are so quickly deserting (L)Him who called you [c]by the grace of Christ for a (M)different gospel, 7 which is really not another, only there are some who are (N)disturbing you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we, or (O)an angel from heaven, should proclaim to you a gospel [d]contrary to the gospel we have proclaimed to you, let him be [e](P)accursed! 9 As we (Q)have said before, so I say again now, (R)if any man is proclaiming to you a gospel [f]contrary to what you received, let him be [g](S)accursed!

10 For am I now (T)seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a (U)slave of Christ.

Paul Called by God

11 For (V)I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel which I am proclaiming as good news is (W)not according to man. 12 For (X)I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a (Y)revelation of Jesus Christ.

13 For you have heard of (Z)my former conduct in Judaism, how I (AA)used to persecute (AB)the church of God beyond measure and (AC)tried to destroy it. 14 And I (AD)was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries among my countrymen, being far more zealous for the traditions of my (AE)fathers. 15 But when God, who had set me apart from my mother’s womb and (AF)called me through His grace, was pleased 16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might (AG)proclaim Him as good news among the Gentiles, (AH)I did not immediately consult with [h](AI)flesh and blood, 17 (AJ)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 (AK)Damascus.

18 Then (AL)three years later I went up (AM)to Jerusalem to [i]become acquainted with (AN)Cephas, and stayed with him fifteen days. 19 But I did not see any other of the apostles except [j](AO)James, the Lord’s brother. 20 (Now in what I am writing to you, [k]I assure you (AP)before God that I am not lying!) 21 Then (AQ)I went into the regions of (AR)Syria and (AS)Cilicia. 22 And I was still unknown by [l]sight to (AT)the churches of Judea which are (AU)in Christ; 23 but only, they kept hearing, “He who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the good news of (AV)the faith which he once (AW)tried to destroy.” 24 And they (AX)were glorifying God [m]because of me.

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 1:3 Two early mss God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ
  2. Galatians 1:4 Or world
  3. Galatians 1:6 Lit in
  4. Galatians 1:8 Or other than, more than
  5. Galatians 1:8 Gr anathema
  6. Galatians 1:9 Or other than, more than
  7. Galatians 1:9 Gr anathema
  8. Galatians 1:16 Human beings
  9. Galatians 1:18 Or visit Cephas
  10. Galatians 1:19 Or Jacob; James is the Eng form of Jacob; so in Gal
  11. Galatians 1:20 Lit behold before God
  12. Galatians 1:22 Lit face
  13. Galatians 1:24 Lit in me
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Galatians 1
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1 Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through [a]man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead), 2 and all the brethren that are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: 3 Grace to you and peace [b]from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil [c]world, according to the will of [d]our God and Father: 5 to whom be the glory [e]for ever and ever. Amen.

6 I marvel that ye are so quickly removing from him that called you in the grace of Christ unto a different [f]gospel; 7 [g]which is not another gospel: only there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the [h]gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, should [i]preach [j]unto you any gospel [k]other than that which we [l]preached unto you, let him be anathema. 9 As we have said before, so say I now again, If any man [m]preacheth unto you any gospel [n]other than that which ye received, let him be anathema. 10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? or am I striving to please men? if I were still pleasing men, I should not be a [o]servant of Christ.

11 For I make known to you, brethren, as touching the [p]gospel which was [q]preached by me, that it is not after man. 12 For neither did I receive it from [r]man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it: 14 and I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of mine own age [s]among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me, even from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace, 16 to reveal his Son in me, that I might [t]preach him among the Gentiles; straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood: 17 neither went I up to Jerusalem to them that were apostles before me: but I went away into Arabia; and again I returned unto Damascus.

18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to [u]visit Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days. 19 But other of the apostles saw I none, [v]save [w]James the Lord’s brother. 20 Now touching the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not. 21 Then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 And I was still unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ: 23 but they only heard say, He that once persecuted us now [x]preacheth the faith of which he once made havoc; 24 and they glorified God in me.

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 1:1 Or, a man
  2. Galatians 1:3 Some ancient authorities read from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
  3. Galatians 1:4 Or, age
  4. Galatians 1:4 Or, God and our Father
  5. Galatians 1:5 Greek unto the ages of the ages.
  6. Galatians 1:6 Greek good tidings. See marginal note on Mt. 4:23.
  7. Galatians 1:7 Or, which is nothing else save that there etc.
  8. Galatians 1:7 Greek good tidings. See verse 6.
  9. Galatians 1:8 See marginal note on Mt. 11:5.
  10. Galatians 1:8 Some ancient authorities omit unto you.
  11. Galatians 1:8 Or, contrary to that
  12. Galatians 1:8 See marginal note on Mt. 11:5.
  13. Galatians 1:9 See marginal note on Mt. 11:5.
  14. Galatians 1:9 Or, contrary to that
  15. Galatians 1:10 Greek bondservant.
  16. Galatians 1:11 Greek good tidings. See verse 6.
  17. Galatians 1:11 See marginal note on Mt. 11:5.
  18. Galatians 1:12 Or, a man
  19. Galatians 1:14 Greek in my race. Compare 2 Cor. 11:26.
  20. Galatians 1:16 See marginal note on Mt. 11:5.
  21. Galatians 1:18 Or, become acquainted with
  22. Galatians 1:19 Or, but only
  23. Galatians 1:19 Or, Jacob
  24. Galatians 1:23 See marginal note on Mt. 11:5.
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