1 | Paul, apostle, not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God [the] Father who raised him from among [the] dead, |
2 | and all the brethren with me, to the assemblies of Galatia. |
3 | Grace to you, and peace, from God [the] Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, |
4 | who gave himself for our sins, so that he should deliver us out of the present evil world, according to the will of our God and Father; |
5 | to whom [be] glory to the ages of ages. Amen. |
6 | I wonder that ye thus quickly change, from him that called you in Christ's grace, to a different gospel, |
7 | which is not another [one]; but there are some that trouble you, and desire to pervert the glad tidings of the Christ. |
8 | But if even *we* or an angel out of heaven announce as glad tidings to you [anything] besides what we have announced as glad tidings to you, let him be accursed. |
9 | As we have said before, now also again I say, If any one announce to you as glad tidings [anything] besides what ye have received, let him be accursed. |
10 | For do I now seek to satisfy men or God? or do I seek to please men? If I were yet pleasing men, I were not Christ's bondman. |
11 | But I let you know, brethren, [as to] the glad tidings which were announced by me, that they are not according to man. |
12 | For neither did I receive them from man, neither was I taught [them], but by revelation of Jesus Christ. |
13 | For ye have heard [what was] my conversation formerly in Judaism, that I excessively persecuted the assembly of God, and ravaged it; |
14 | and advanced in Judaism beyond many [my] contemporaries in my nation, being exceedingly zealous of the doctrines of my fathers. |
15 | But when God, who set me apart [even] from my mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace, |
16 | was pleased to reveal his Son in me, that I may announce him as glad tidings among the nations, immediately I took not counsel with flesh and blood, |
17 | nor went I up to Jerusalem to those [who were] apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and again returned to Damascus. |
18 | Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to make acquaintance with Peter, and I remained with him fifteen days; |
19 | but I saw none other of the apostles, but James the brother of the Lord. |
20 | Now what I write to you, behold, before God, I do not lie. |
21 | Then I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. |
22 | But I was unknown personally to the assemblies of Judaea which [are] in Christ; |
23 | only they were hearing that he who persecuted us formerly now announces the glad tidings of the faith which formerly he ravaged: |
24 | and they glorified God in me. |