Paul’s Letter to the Galatians
1
1 Paul,
an apostle—not
from men, nor
through man, but
through Jesus
Christ,
and God the
Father, who raised
him from the
dead—
2 and
all the brothers
who are 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, that he
might deliver us
out of this
present evil age,
according to the
will of our
God and Father—
5 to
whom be the
glory forever and
ever. Amen.
6 I
marvel that you
are so quickly
deserting him who
called you in
the grace of
Christ to a
different “good
news”,
7 but
there isn’t
another “good
news.” Only there
are some who
trouble you and
want to pervert
the Good News
of Christ.
8 But
even though we,
or an angel from
heaven, should
preach to you
any “good news”
other than that
which we preached
to you, let
him be cursed.
9 As
we have said
before, so I
now say again:
if any man preaches
to you any “good
news” other than
that which you
received, let him
be cursed.
10 For
am I now
seeking the favor
of men, or
of God? Or
am I striving
to please men? For
if I were
still pleasing men,
I wouldn’t be
a servant of
Christ.
11 But
I make known
to you, brothers,
concerning the
Good News which
was preached by
me, that it
is not according
to man.
12 For
I didn’t receive
it from man, nor
was I taught
it, but it
came to me
through revelation of
Jesus Christ.
13 For
you have heard of
my way of living
in time past
in the Jews’ religion,
how that beyond
measure I
persecuted the
assembly of God
and ravaged it.
14 I advanced
in the Jews’ religion
beyond many of
my own age 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
from my mother’s
womb and called
me through his
grace,
16 to reveal
his Son in
me, that I
might preach him
among the Gentiles,
I didn’t
immediately confer with
flesh and blood,
17 nor
did I go
up to Jerusalem
to those who
were apostles before
me, but I
went away
into Arabia. Then
I returned to
Damascus.
18 Then
after three years
I went up
to Jerusalem
to visit Peter,
and stayed with
him fifteen days.
19 But
of the
other apostles I
saw no one
except James, the
Lord’s brother.
20 Now
about the things
which I write
to you,
behold,
before God, I’m
not lying.
21 Then
I came to
the regions of
Syria and Cilicia.
22 I
was still unknown by
face to the
assemblies of
Judea which were
in Christ,
23 but
they only heard, “He
who once
persecuted us
now preaches the
faith that he
once tried to
destroy.”
24 So
they glorified God
in me.