Galatians Chapter 1 Back Next{1:1} Paul, an
apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through
Jesus Christ, and God the
Father, who raised him from the dead),
{1:2} and all the
brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of
Galatia:
{1:3}
Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,
{1:4} 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--
{1:5} to whom be the glory forever and ever.
Amen.
{1:6} I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different "good news";
{1:7} and there isn't another "good news." Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.
{1:8} 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.
{1:9} 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.
{1:10} 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.
{1:11} But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.
{1:12} For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.
{1:13} 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.
{1:14} 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.
{1:15} But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace,
{1:16} to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the
Gentiles, I didn't immediately confer with
flesh and
blood,
{1:17} 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.
{1:18} Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.
{1:19} But of the other apostles I saw no one, except
James, the Lord's brother.
{1:20} Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I'm not lying.
{1:21} Then I came to the regions of Syria and
Cilicia.
{1:22} I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of
Judea which were in Christ,
{1:23} but they only heard: "He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy."
{1:24} And they glorified God in me.
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