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.

²⁴And they glorified God in me.

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 which are with me, unto 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 evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

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

⁶I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

⁷Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

⁸But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

⁹As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

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

¹¹But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.

¹²For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹³For ye 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 profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

¹⁵But when it pleased God, 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 heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

¹⁷Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

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

¹⁹But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.

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

²¹Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;

²²And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judea which were in Christ:

²³But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.