The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians

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Paul, an apostle-not an apostle from men nor through human agency, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead-

and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia:

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

who gave himself for our sins so that he might deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

to him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

No Other Gospel

I am amazed that you are turning away so quickly from him who called you by the grace of Christ. I am amazed that you are turning to a different gospel.

This is not to say that there is another gospel, but there are some men who cause you trouble and want to change the gospel of Christ.

But even if we or an angel from heaven should proclaim to you a gospel other than the one we proclaimed to you, let him be cursed.

As we have said before, so now I say again, “If someone proclaims to you a gospel other than the one you received, let him be cursed.”

Paul Preaches the Gospel

For am I now seeking the approval of men or God? Am I seeking to please men? If I am still trying to please men, I am not a servant of Christ.

For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I proclaimed is not man’s gospel.

I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it. Instead, it was by revelation of Jesus Christ to me.

You have heard about my former life in Judaism, how I was persecuting the church of God beyond measure and that I was trying to destroy it.

I advanced in Judaism beyond many of those who were my own age, from out of my own people. That is how extremely zealous I was for the traditions of my fathers.

But when God, who had set me apart from my mother’s womb, and who called me through his grace,

was pleased to reveal his Son in me, so that I would proclaim him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood.

I did not go up to Jerusalem to those who had become apostles before me. Instead, I went to Arabia and then returned to Damascus.

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to get to know Cephas and I stayed with him fifteen days.

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

In what I write to you, I assure you before God, that I am not lying.

Then I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

I was still not personally known to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

They only heard it being said, “The man who once persecuted us is now proclaiming the faith he once tried to destroy.”

And they glorified God because of me.

Paul, an apostle—not from men, nor through man, but through Jesus Christ,(a) and God the Father, who raised him from the dead—

and all the brothers(b) who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:

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

who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—

to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

No Other Gospel

I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”,

but there isn’t another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.

But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.

As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any “good news” other than that which you received, let him be cursed.

Paul Preaches the Gospel

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.

For I didn’t receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it.

I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace,

to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,

nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.

Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.

But of the other apostles I saw no one except James, the Lord’s brother.

Now about the things which I write to you, behold,(c) before God, I’m not lying.

Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ,

but they only heard, “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.”

So they glorified God in me.

Footnotes

(a)1:1 “Christ” means “Anointed One”.

(b)1:2 The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.”

(c)1:20 “Behold”, from “ἰδοὺ”, means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection.