Galatians 1:1-14 ▼

1 Paul, an apostle—not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, the One having raised Him out from the dead—

2 and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia:

3 Grace to you⁺ and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,

4 the One having given Himself for our sins so that He might rescue us out of the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

5 to whom be the glory to the ages of the ages. Amen.

6 I marvel that so quickly you⁺ are deserting from the One having called you⁺ in the grace of Christ to another gospel,

7 which is not another, except there are some who are troubling you⁺ and are wanting to pervert the gospel of Christ.

8 But even if we or an angel out of heaven should preach a gospel to you⁺ contrary to what we preached to you⁺, let him be accursed!

9 As we have said before, even now I say again: If anyone preaches a gospel to you⁺ contrary to what you⁺ received, let him be accursed!

10 For presently do I appease men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

11 For I make known to you⁺, brothers, the gospel having been preached by me, that it is not according to man.

12 For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

13 For you⁺ heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism, that according to excess I was persecuting the church of God and was ravaging it.

14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my kindred, being more abundantly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.