Galatians 1

¹Paul, an Apostle, not from men and not through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead,

²and all the brothers who are with me: to the churches of Galatia.

³Grace and peace to you from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

⁴who gave himself on behalf of our sins, so that he might deliver us from this present wicked age, according to the will of God our Father.

⁵To him is glory forever and ever. Amen.

⁶I wonder that you have been so quickly transferred, from him who called you into the grace of Christ, over to another gospel.

⁷For there is no other, except that there are some persons who disturb you and who want to overturn the Gospel of Christ.

⁸But if anyone, even we ourselves or an Angel from Heaven, were to preach to you a gospel other than the one that we have preached to you, let him be anathema.

⁹Just as we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone has preached a gospel to you, other than that which you have received, let him be anathema.

¹⁰For am I now persuading men, or God? Or, am I seeking to please men? If I still were pleasing men, then I would not be a servant of Christ.

¹¹For I would have you understand, brothers, that the Gospel which has been preached by me is not according to man.

¹²And I did not receive it from man, nor did I learn it, except through the revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹³For you have heard of my former behavior within Judaism: that, beyond measure, I persecuted the Church of God and fought against Her.

¹⁴And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my equals among my own kind, having proven to be more abundant in zeal toward the traditions of my fathers.

¹⁵But, when it pleased him who, from my mother’s womb, had set me apart, and who has called me by his grace,

¹⁶to reveal his Son within me, so that I might evangelize him among the Gentiles, I did not next seek the consent of flesh and blood.

¹⁷Neither did I go to Jerusalem, to those who were Apostles before me. Instead, I went into Arabia, and next I returned to Damascus.

¹⁸And then, after three years, I went to Jerusalem to see Peter; and I stayed with him for fifteen days.

¹⁹But I saw none of the other Apostles, except James, the brother of the Lord.

²⁰Now what I am writing to you: behold, before God, I am not lying.

²¹Next, I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

²²But I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea, which were in Christ.

²³For they had only heard that: “He, who formerly persecuted us, now evangelizes the faith which he once fought.”

²⁴And they glorified God in me.

Galatians 1

¹Paul, an apostle, not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead:

²And all the brethren who are with me: to the churches of Galatia.

³Grace be to you, and peace from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ,

⁴Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present wicked world, according to the will of God and our Father:

⁵To whom is glory for ever and ever. Amen.

⁶I wonder that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ, unto another gospel.

⁷Which is not another: only there are some that trouble you and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

⁸But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you besides that which we have preached to you, let him be anathema.

⁹As we said before, so now I say again: If any one preach to you a gospel, besides that which you have received, let him be anathema.

¹⁰For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? If I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

¹¹For I give you to understand, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.

¹²For neither did I receive it of man: nor did I learn it but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹³For you have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion: how that, beyond measure, I persecuted the church of God and wasted it.

¹⁴And I made progress in the Jew's religion above many of my equals in my own nation, being more abundantly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

¹⁵But when it pleased him who separated me from my mother's womb and called me by his grace,

¹⁶To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles: immediately I condescended not to flesh and blood.

¹⁷Neither went I to Jerusalem, to the apostles who were before me: but I went into Arabia, and again I returned to Damascus.

¹⁸Then, after three years, I went to Jerusalem to see Peter: and I tarried with him fifteen days.

¹⁹But other of the apostles I saw none, saving James the brother of the Lord.

²⁰Now the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I lie not.

²¹Afterwards, I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

²²And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea, which were in Christ:

²³But they had heard only: He, who persecuted us in times past doth now preach the faith which once he impugned.