Paul, aan apostle
( bnot sent from men
nor
through
the agency
of man
, but cthrough
Jesus
Christ
and God
the Father
, who draised
Him from the dead
),
and all athe brethren
who are with me,
To bthe churches of Galatia
:
aGrace to you and peace
from 1God
our Father
and the Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
who agave Himself
for our sins
so
that He might rescue
us from bthis
present
evil
1age
, according
to the will
of cour God
and Father
,
ato whom be the glory
forevermore
. Amen
.
I am amazed
that you are so
quickly
deserting
aHim who called
you 1by the grace
of Christ
, for a bdifferent
gospel
;
which is really not another
; only
there are some
who are adisturbing
you and want
to distort
the gospel
of Christ
.
But even if
we, or
aan angel
from heaven
, should preach
to you a gospel
1contrary
to what
we have preached
to you, he is to be 2 baccursed
!
As we ahave said before
, so
I say
again
now
, bif
any
man
is preaching
to you a gospel
1contrary
to what
you received
, he is to be 2 caccursed
!
For am I now aseeking
the favor
of men
, or
of God
? Or
am I striving
to please
men
? If
I were still
trying to please
men
, I would not be a bbond-servant
of Christ
.
For aI would have you know
, brethren
, that the gospel
which was preached
by me is bnot according
to man
.
For aI neither received
it from man
, nor
was I taught
it, but I received it through
a brevelation
of Jesus
Christ
.
For you have heard of amy former
manner
of life
in Judaism
, how
I bused to persecute
cthe church
of God
beyond
measure
and dtried to destroy
it;
and I awas advancing in Judaism
beyond
many
of my contemporaries
among
my 1countrymen
, being
more
extremely
zealous
for my bancestral
traditions
.
But when God, who had set
me apart
even from my mother's
womb
and acalled
me through
His grace
, was pleased
to reveal His Son
in me so
that I might apreach
Him among
the Gentiles
, bI did not immediately
consult
with 1 cflesh
and blood
,
anor did I go
up to Jerusalem
to those
who were apostles
before
me; but I went
away
to Arabia
, and returned
once
more
to bDamascus
.
Then athree
years
later
I went
up bto Jerusalem
to 1become
acquainted
with cCephas
, and stayed
with him fifteen
days
.
But I did not see any
other
of the apostles
except
1 aJames
, the Lord's
brother
.
(Now in what
I am writing
to you, 1I assure
you abefore
God
that I am not lying
.)
Then aI went
into the regions
of bSyria
and cCilicia
.
I was still unknown by 1sight
to athe churches
of Judea
which were bin Christ
;
but only, they kept hearing
, "He who once
persecuted
us is now
preaching
athe faith
which
he once
btried to destroy
."
And they awere glorifying God
1because
of me.