Galatians

Paul’s Greeting to the Galatians

1Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—

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

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

4who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

5to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

No Other Gospel

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—

7which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of 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!

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!

Paul Preaches the Gospel

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.

11For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.

12I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by 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.

14I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

15But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

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,

17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.

18Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas,and I stayed with him fifteen days.

19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

20I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.

21Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

22I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

23They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

24And they glorified God because of me.

1Paul, an apostle, not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead,

2And all the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia.

3Grace be to 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 wicked world, according to the will of God and our Father:

5To whom is glory for ever and ever. Amen.

6I wonder that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ, unto another gospel.

7Which is not another, only there are some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

8But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach a gospel to you besides that which we have preached to you, let him be anathema.

9As we said before, so now I say again: If any one preach to you a gospel, besides that which you have received, let him be anathema.

10For do I now persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? If I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

11For I give you to understand, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man.

12For neither did I receive it of man, nor did I learn it; but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

13For you have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion: how that, beyond measure, I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it.

14And I made progress in the Jews’ religion above many of my equals in my own nation, being more abundantly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

15But when it pleased him, 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 condescended not to flesh and blood.

17Neither went I to Jerusalem, to the apostles who were before me: but I went into Arabia, and again I returned to Damascus.

18Then, after three years, I went to Jerusalem, to see Peter, and I tarried with him fifteen days.

19But other of the apostles I saw none, saving James the brother of the Lord.

20Now the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I lie not.

21Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

22And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea, which were in Christ:

23But they had heard only: He, who persecuted us in times past, doth now preach the faith which once he impugned:

24And they glorified God in me.