Galatians 1

¹Paul, an apostle (not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead),Paul, 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 brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:

³Grace to you and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ,Grace 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 out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:

⁵to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

⁶I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”;I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

⁷and there isn’t another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you, and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

⁸But 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.But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

⁹As 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.As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

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

¹¹But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.

¹²For neither did I receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

¹³For 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.For ye 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:

¹⁴I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.

¹⁵But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb, and called me through his grace,But when it pleased God, 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, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

¹⁷nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.

¹⁸Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.

¹⁹But of the other apostles I saw no one, except James, the Lord’s brother.But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord’s brother.

²⁰Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I’m not lying.Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

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

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

²³but they only heard: “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.”But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.

²⁴And they glorified God in me.And they glorified God in me.