Galatians 1
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Galatians 1
1¶ Paul, apostle (not from men neither through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead)
2and all the brethren who are with me, unto the congregations {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} of Galatia:
3Grace be unto 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 age, according to the will of our God and Father,
5unto whom be the glory for the ages of the ages. Amen.
6¶ I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel,
7for there is not another; but there are some that trouble you and would pervert the gospel of the Christ.
8But even if we, or an angel from heaven, were to preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be anathema.
9As we said before, so do I say now again, If anyone preaches any other gospel unto you than what ye have received, let him be anathema.
10¶ For 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 slave of Christ.
11But I make known unto you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not according to man.
12For I did not receive it nor learn it from man, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in Judaism, how that beyond measure I was persecuting and destroying the congregation {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} of God
14And profited in Judaism above many of my equals in my own nation, being exceedingly more 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 Gentiles, immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood,
17neither did I go up to Jerusalem to those who 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 I saw none of the other apostles, except James the Lord’s brother.
20Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I do not lie.
21Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia
22and was unknown by face unto the congregations {Gr. ekklesia – called out ones} of Judaea which were in Christ,
23but they had only heard, That he who persecuted us in time past now preaches the faith which he once destroyed.
24And they glorified God in me.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Galatians 1
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A true apostle and the true message
1-2From the apostle Paul and from all the Lord's followers with me.
I was chosen to be an apostle by Jesus Christ and by God the Father, who raised him from death. No mere human chose or appointed me to this work.
To the churches in Galatia.
3I pray that God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ will be kind to you and will bless you with peace! 4Christ obeyed God our Father and gave himself as a sacrifice for our sins to rescue us from this evil world. 5God will be given glory for ever and ever. Amen.
The only true message
6I am shocked that you have so quickly turned from God, who chose you because of his wonderful kindness.#1.6 his wonderful kindness: Some manuscripts have “the wonderful kindness of Christ”. You have believed another message, 7when there is really only one true message. But some people are causing you trouble and want to make you turn away from the good news about Christ. 8I pray that God will punish anyone who preaches anything different from our message to you! It doesn't matter if that person is one of us or an angel from heaven. 9I have said it before, and I will say it again. I hope God will punish anyone who preaches anything different from what you have already believed.
10I am not trying to please people. I want to please God. Do you think I am trying to please people? If I were doing that, I would not be a servant of Christ.
God chose Paul to be an apostle
How Paul became an apostle
11My friends, I want you to know that no one made up the message I preach. 12It wasn't given or taught to me by some mere human. My message came directly from Jesus Christ when he appeared to me.
13You know how I used to live as a Jew. I was cruel to God's church and even tried to destroy it.#Ac 8.3; 22.4,5; 26.9-11. 14I was a much better Jew than anyone else my own age, and I obeyed every law that our ancestors had given us.#Ac 22.3. 15But even before I was born, God had chosen me. He was kind and had decided#Ac 9.3-6; 22.6-10; 26.13-18. 16to show me his Son, so that I would announce his message to the Gentiles. I didn't talk this over with anyone. 17I didn't say a word, not even to the men in Jerusalem who were apostles before I was. Instead, I went at once to Arabia, and afterwards I returned to Damascus.
18Three years later I went to visit Peter#1.18 Peter: The Greek text has “Cephas”, which is an Aramaic name meaning “rock”. Peter is the Greek name with the same meaning. in Jerusalem and stayed with him for fifteen days.#Ac 9.26-30. 19The only other apostle I saw was James, the Lord's brother. 20And in the presence of God I swear I am telling the truth.
21Later, I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22But no one who belonged to Christ's churches in Judea had ever seen me in person. 23They had only heard that the one who had been cruel to them was now preaching the message that he had once tried to destroy. 24And because of me, they praised God.
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