Galatians 1
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1Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—1This letter is from Paul, an apostle. I was not appointed by any group of people or any human authority, but by Jesus Christ himself and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead.
2and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:2All the brothers and sisters here join me in sending this letter to the churches of Galatia.
3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,3May God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
4who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,4Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.
5to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.5All glory to God forever and ever! Amen. There Is Only One Good News
6I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—6I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, who called you to himself through the loving mercy of Christ. You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News
7which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.7but is not the Good News at all. You are being fooled by those who deliberately twist the truth concerning Christ.
8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!8Let God’s curse fall on anyone, including us or even an angel from heaven, who preaches a different kind of Good News than the one we preached to you.
9As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!9I say again what we have said before: If anyone preaches any other Good News than the one you welcomed, let that person be cursed.
10Am I now seeking the approval 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 servant of Christ.10Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant. Paul’s Message Comes from Christ
11For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.11Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning.
12I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.12I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ.
13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.13You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion—how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it.
14I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.14I was far ahead of my fellow Jews in my zeal for the traditions of my ancestors.
15But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased15But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him
16to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,16to reveal his Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles. When this happened, I did not rush out to consult with any human being.
17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.17Nor did I go up to Jerusalem to consult with those who were apostles before I was. Instead, I went away into Arabia, and later I returned to the city of Damascus.
18Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.18Then three years later I went to Jerusalem to get to know Peter, and I stayed with him for fifteen days.
19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.19The only other apostle I met at that time was James, the Lord’s brother.
20I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.20I declare before God that what I am writing to you is not a lie.
21Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.21After that visit I went north into the provinces of Syria and Cilicia.
22I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.22And still the churches in Christ that are in Judea didn’t know me personally.
23They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”23All they knew was that people were saying, “The one who used to persecute us is now preaching the very faith he tried to destroy!”
24And they glorified God because of me.24And they praised God because of me.
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