Galatians 1

Paul’s Greeting to the Galatians

1PaulG3972, an apostleG652—sent notG3756 fromG575 menG444 norG3761 byG1223 manG444, butG235 byG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 andG2532 GodG2316 the FatherG3962, whoG3588 raisedG1453 HimG846 fromG1537 the deadG3498— 2andG2532 allG3956 theG3588 brothersG80 withG4862 meG1473,

To theG3588 churchesG1577 of GalatiaG1053:

3GraceG5485 andG2532 peaceG1515 to youG4771 fromG575 GodG2316 ourG1473 FatherG3962 andG2532 the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547,1 4whoG3588 gaveG1325 HimselfG1438 forG5228 ourG1473 sinsG266 toG3704 rescueG1807 usG1473 fromG1537 theG3588 presentG1764 evilG4190 ageG165, according toG2596 theG3588 willG2307 of ourG1473 GodG2316 andG2532 FatherG3962, 5to whomG3739 be gloryG1391 foreverG1519G3588G165 and everG165. AmenG281.

No Other Gospel

6I am amazedG2296 howG3754G3779 quicklyG5030 you are desertingG3346 theG3588 One who calledG2564 youG4771 byG1722 the graceG5485 of ChristG5547 and are turning toG1519 a differentG2087 gospelG2098— 7whichG3739 isG1510 not evenG3756 a gospel. EvidentlyG1487G3361 someG5100 people areG1510 troublingG5015 youG4771 andG2532 tryingG2309 to distortG3344 theG3588 gospelG2098 of ChristG5547.

8ButG235 evenG2532 ifG1437 weG1473 orG2228 an angelG32 fromG1537 heavenG3772 should preach a gospelG2097G4771 contrary toG3844 the oneG3739 we preachedG2097 to youG4771, let him beG1510 under a curseG331! 9AsG5613 we have said beforeG4302, soG2532 nowG737 I sayG3004 againG3825: IfG1487 anyoneG5100 is preaching to you a gospelG2097G4771 contrary toG3844 the oneG3739 you receivedG3880, let him beG1510 under a curseG331!

Paul Preaches the Gospel

10Am I nowG737 seeking the approvalG3982 of menG444, orG2228 of GodG2316? OrG2228 am I strivingG2212 to pleaseG700 menG444? IfG1487 I were still trying to pleaseG700G2089 menG444, I would not beG302G3756G1510 a servantG1401 of ChristG5547. 11ForG1063 I want you to knowG1107G4771, brothersG80, that theG3588 gospelG2098 I preachedG2097G5259G1473 wasG1510 notG3756 devised byG2596 manG444.2 12IG1473 did notG3761 receiveG3880 itG846 fromG3844 any manG444, norG3777 was I taughtG1321 it; ratherG235, I received it byG1223 revelationG602 from JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

13ForG1063 you have heard ofG191 myG1699 formerG4218 way of lifeG391 inG1722 JudaismG2454, howG3754 severelyG2596G5236 I persecutedG1377 theG3588 churchG1577 of GodG2316 andG2532 tried to destroyG4199 itG846. 14I was advancingG4298 inG1722 JudaismG2454 beyondG5228 manyG4183 of my contemporariesG4915G1722G1473G3588G1085 and wasG5225 extremelyG4057 zealousG2207 for theG3588 traditionsG3862 of myG1473 fathersG3967.

15ButG1161 whenG3753 GodG2316, whoG3588 set me apartG873G1473 fromG1537 myG1473 mother’sG3384 wombG2836 andG2532 calledG2564 me byG1223 HisG846 graceG5485, was pleasedG2106 16to revealG601 HisG846 SonG5207 inG1722 meG1473 so thatG2443 I might preachG2097 HimG846 amongG1722 theG3588 GentilesG1484, I did not rush to consultG4323G3756G2112 with fleshG4561 andG2532 bloodG129, 17norG3761 did I go upG424 toG1519 JerusalemG2414 toG4314 theG3588 apostlesG652 who came beforeG4253 meG1473, butG235 I wentG565 intoG1519 ArabiaG688 andG2532 later returnedG5290 toG1519 DamascusG1154.

18Only afterG1899G3326 threeG5140 yearsG2094 did I go upG424 toG1519 JerusalemG2414 to confer withG2477 CephasG2786,3 andG2532 I stayedG1961 withG4314 himG846 fifteenG1178 daysG2250. 19ButG1161 I sawG3708 noneG3756 of theG3588 otherG2087 apostlesG652 exceptG1487G3361 JamesG2385, theG3588 Lord’sG2962 brotherG80. 20I assure youG2400 beforeG1799 GodG2316 thatG3754 whatG3739 I am writingG1161G1125 to youG4771 is no lieG3756G5574.

21LaterG1899 I wentG2064 toG1519 theG3588 regionsG2824 of SyriaG4947 andG2532 CiliciaG2791. 22I wasG1510 personallyG4383 unknownG50, howeverG1161, to theG3588 churchesG1577 of JudeaG2449 thatG3588 are inG1722 ChristG5547. 23TheyG1510 onlyG3440 heardG191 the accountG3754: “TheG3588 man who formerlyG4218 persecutedG1377 usG1473 is nowG3568 preachingG2097 theG3588 faithG4102 he onceG4218 tried to destroyG4199.” 24AndG2532 they glorifiedG1392 GodG2316 because ofG1722 meG1473.