Galatians 1
1
Apostolic Greeting
1 Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, the One who raised Him from the dead— 2 and all the brothers with me,
To the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace to you, and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 the One who gave Himself for our sins, so that He might rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be the glory forever and ever.* Amen.
Apostatising to a Different 'Gospel'
6 I marvel that you are so quickly turning away from the One who called you by the grace of Christ* to a different gospel, 7 which is not really* another, except there are some who are troubling you and wanting to pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach a gospel to you contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed! 9 As we have said before, and now I say again: If anyone is preaching a gospel to you contrary to what you accepted, let him be accursed!
10 For am I now seeking the approval of men,* or of God? Or am I seeking to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Paul’s Calling
11 For I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. 12 For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it* through a revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 For you have heard about my former course of life in Judaism, that to an extreme degree I was persecuting the church of God and was working to destroy it. 14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my* contemporaries in my nation, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions handed down by my forefathers. 15 But when it pleased God,* the One who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace,* 16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not at once consult with flesh and blood, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I departed for Arabia and returned again to Damascus.
18 Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and I remained with him for fifteen days. 19 But I saw none of the apostles except James, the brother of the Lord. 20 (Now in what I am writing to you—behold, I testify* before God that I am not lying.) 21 Afterwards, I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia, 22 but I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. 23 And they had only heard the report:* “The one who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once was working to destroy.” 24 And they were glorifying God because of me.
Notes
5 Greek to the ages of the ages
6 Three ancient Greek manuscripts replace Christ with Jesus Christ
7 The adverb really is contextually supplied for the purpose of clarification
10 Or people, as the term is understood generically. It is used thrice in this verse
12 The independent clause I received it is contextually supplied for the purpose of clarification
14 The partitive genitive/genitive of possession of my is contextually supplied for the purpose of clarification
15 Some ancient manuscripts omit the name God
15 Some ancient manuscripts omit the participial phrase and called me by His grace
20 The word testify is contextually supplied for the purpose of clarification
23 The noun phrase the report is contextually supplied for the purpose of clarification
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