Beginning
1 Paul[a]— an apostle not from humans nor through a human, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, the One having raised Him from the dead— 2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 the One having given Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us out of the present evil age in accordance with the will of our God and Father, 5 to Whom be the glory forever and ever, amen.
Are You Turning Away From The Gospel I Received Through a Revelation From Christ?
6 I am marveling that you are so quickly[b] turning-away from the One having called you by the grace of Christ to a different good-news— 7 which is not another[c] [good news]— except there are some disturbing you and intending[d] to change[e] the good-news of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should[f] announce-a-good-news to you other-than[g] what we announced-as-good-news to you, let him be accursed[h]. 9 As we have said-before I am also now saying again— if anyone is[i] announcing-a-good-news-to you other-than what you received, let him be accursed. 10 For am I now trying to win-approval-of [j] humans or God? Or am I seeking to please humans? If I were still[k] seeking to please humans, I would not be a slave of Christ! 11 For I make-known to you, brothers, as to the good-news having been announced-as-good-news by me, that it is not according-to[l] a human[m]. 12 For I neither received it from a human, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of [n] Jesus Christ.
For When God Was Pleased To Reveal Himself To Me, I Conferred With No One
13 For you heard-of my former conduct in Judaism— that I was persecuting the church of God extremely, and destroying[o] it. 14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries in my nation, being far more a zealot for the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when God— the One having separated me from my mother’s womb[p] and having called me through His grace— was well-pleased 16 to reveal His Son in me in order that I might be announcing Him as good news among the Gentiles, I did not immediately communicate[q] with flesh and blood, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia and returned back to Damascus.
Three Years Later I Went To Jerusalem And Visited Peter And James
18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas, and stayed with him fifteen days. 19 But I did not see another of the apostles except[r] James, the brother of the Lord. 20 Now the things which I am writing to you, behold— I affirm in the sight of God that I am not lying. 21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 And I was not-known by face to the churches of Judea in Christ, 23 but they were only hearing that “the one once persecuting us is now announcing-as-good-news the faith which he was once destroying”. 24 And they were glorifying God in[s] me.
Fourteen Years Later The Jerusalem Apostles Added Nothing To My Gospel
2 Then after fourteen years I again went up to Jerusalem with Barnabas, having also taken along Titus with me. 2 And I went up based-on[t] a revelation, and laid-before them the good-news which I am proclaiming among the Gentiles— but privately, to the ones having-the-reputation-of [u] being something— that somehow[v] I might not be running, or have run, in vain[w]. 3 But not even Titus, the one with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised. 4 Now[x] this arose[y] because of the false-brothers secretly-brought-in, who sneaked-in to spy-out our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus in order that they might enslave[z] us— 5 to whom we yielded in submission not-even for an hour, in order that the truth of the good-news might continue[aa] with you. 6 And from the ones having-the-reputation-of being something— of-what-sort they ever[ab] were makes no difference to me; God does not receive the face[ac] of a human— indeed to me the ones having-the-reputation communicated nothing. 7 But on-the-contrary, having seen that I have been entrusted the good-news for the uncircumcised just as Peter for the circumcised— 8 for the One having worked[ad] in Peter for an apostleship of the circumcised worked also in me for the Gentiles— 9 and having recognized the grace having been given to me, James and Cephas and John, the ones having-the-reputation-of being pillars, gave the right hands of fellowship to me and Barnabas, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. 10 They asked only that we should be remembering[ae] the poor— as to which, I also was eager to do this very thing.
In Antioch I Rebuked Peter When He Erred With Respect To Gentile Christians
11 And when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face— because he was condemned[af]. 12 For before certain ones came from James, he was eating with the Gentiles. But when they came, he was drawing-back and separating himself, fearing[ag] the ones of the circumcision. 13 And the other Jews also joined-in-hypocrisy with him, so that even Barnabas was carried-away by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were not walking-straight[ah] with regard to the truth of the good-news, I said to Cephas in front of everyone— “If you being a Jew are living Gentile-ly[ai] and not Jewish-ly[aj], how is it you are compelling the Gentiles to Judaize[ak]?”
Even We Jews Are Declared Righteous By Faith In Christ, Not By Works of The Law
15 We[al] are Jews by nature, and not sinners from the Gentiles. 16 But knowing that a person[am] is not declared-righteous by works of the Law except[an] through faith in Jesus Christ, even we believed in Christ Jesus, in order that we might be declared-righteous by faith in Christ and not by works of the Law, because by works of the Law no flesh will be declared-righteous.
And We Died To The Law As a Rule of Life, And Now Live By Faith In The Son of God
17 But if [ao] while seeking to be declared-righteous in Christ, we also ourselves were found to be sinners[ap], is then Christ a minister of sin[aq]? May it never be! 18 For if I am building again these[ar] things which I tore-down[as], I am demonstrating[at] myself to be a transgressor. 19 For through the Law I died to the Law in order that I might live to God. I have been crucified-with Christ! 20 And I no longer am living, but Christ is living in me. And what I am now[au] living in the flesh[av], I am living by[aw] faith in the Son of God— the One having loved me and handed Himself over for me. 21 I am not setting-aside[ax] the grace of God! For if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died without-a-reason!
Who Has Bewitched You? Do You Live By The Spirit And Faith, Or The Flesh And Law?
3 O foolish Galatians, who bewitched[ay] you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was portrayed[az] as crucified? 2 I want to learn only this from you: did you receive the Spirit by works of the Law or by the hearing[ba] of [bb] faith? 3 Are you so foolish? Having begun-with[bc] the Spirit are you now perfecting-yourselves[bd] with the flesh? 4 Did you suffer[be] so many things in-vain— if indeed it really was in-vain? 5 Did then the One supplying[bf] you the Spirit and working miracles among you do it because-of [bg] works of the Law, or because-of the hearing of faith?
The Children of Abraham Are The Ones Living By Faith, Not By The Law
6 Just as Abraham “ believed God and it was credited to him for righteousness” [Gen 15:6], 7 know then that the ones of [bh] faith— these are the sons[bi] of Abraham. 8 Now the Scripture, having foreseen that God declares the Gentiles righteous by faith, announced-the-good-news-beforehand to Abraham: that “All the Gentiles will be blessed in[bj] you”[Gen 12:3]. 9 So then the ones of faith are being blessed together-with Abraham, the man-of-faith[bk]. 10 For all-who are of the works of the Law are under a curse, for it has been written that “Cursed is everyone who is not continuing-in[bl] all the things having been written in the book of the Law, that he might do them”[Deut 27:26]. 11 And that no one is declared-righteous by[bm] the Law before God is evident[bn], because “The righteous one will live by faith” [Hab 2:4]. 12 But the Law is not of faith, but “The one having done these things shall live by them” [Lev 18:5]. 13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law, having become a curse for us— because it has been written, “Cursed is everyone hanging on a tree” [Deut 21:23]— 14 in order that the blessing of [bo] Abraham might come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, in order that we might receive the promise of [bp] the Spirit through faith.
God’s Promises To Abraham Were Not Cancelled By The Law Which Came Later
15 Brothers, I speak in accordance with human thinking: Though it is [a covenant] of a human, no one sets-aside or adds-conditions-to a covenant having been ratified. 16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed[bq]. He[br] does not say [in Gen 13:15] “and to seeds”, as-though speaking in reference to many; but as-though speaking in reference to one, “and to your seed”— who is Christ. 17 And this I say: the Law, having come-about after four-hundred and thirty years, does not un-ratify[bs] the covenant having been previously-ratified by God, so as to do-away-with[bt] the promise. 18 For if the inheritance is of [bu] the Law, it is no longer of the promise. But God has freely-given it to Abraham through the promise!
The Law Was Added Because of Transgressions, Until The Christ Should Come
19 Why then the Law? It was added because of the transgressions until which time the Seed should come to Whom the promise has been made, having been commanded[bv] through angels by the hand of a mediator[bw]. 20 Now a mediator is not [a mediator] of [only] one [party], but God is one[bx].
The Law Served To Lead Us To Faith In Christ So As To Inherit The Abrahamic Promises
21 Is the Law then against the promises of God? May it never be! For if a Law being able to give-life had been given, righteousness really would have been by the Law! 22 But the Scripture confined all things under[by] sin, in order that the promise by faith[bz] in Jesus Christ might be given to the ones believing. 23 And before the faith[ca] came, we were being kept-in-custody[cb] under the Law— being confined until[cc] the faith destined to be revealed. 24 So then the Law has been[cd] our tutor[ce] leading-to[cf] Christ, in order that we might be declared-righteous by faith. 25 But the faith having come, we are no longer under a tutor! 26 For you all are sons[cg] of God through faith in Christ Jesus! 27 For all you who were baptized into Christ put-on[ch] Christ. 28 There is no Jew nor Greek, there is no slave nor free, there is no male and female. For you all are one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you are Christ’s, then you are seed of Abraham— heirs according-to the promise.
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing