New American Standard Bible 1995

Galatians 1

Introduction

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652(not sentfrom menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444norοὐδὲoudeG3761throughG1223the agencyG1223of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444, butthroughG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and GodθεοῦtheouG2316the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962, whoraisedἐγείραντοςegeirantosG1453Him from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498),

2and allπάντεςpantesG3956the brethrenἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80who are with me, Tothe churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577of GalatiaΓαλατίας·GalatiasG1053:

3GraceχάριςcharisG5485to you and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316our FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,

4whogaveδόντοςdontosG1325Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438for our sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266soὅπωςhopōsG3704that He might rescueἐξέληταιexelētaiG1807us fromthisG3588presentἐνεστῶτοςenestōtosG1764evilπονηροῦponērouG4190ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofour GodθεοῦtheouG2316and FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,

5to whomᾧhōG3739bethe gloryδόξαdoxaG1391forevermoreG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

Perversion of the Gospel

6I amG2296amazedG2296that you are soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030desertingμετατίθεσθε ἀπὸmetatithesthe apoG3346 G575Him who calledκαλέσαντοςkalesantosG2564youby the graceχάριτιcharitiG5485of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, for adifferentἕτερονheteronG2087gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098;

7whichὃhoG3739is reallynot anotherἄλλο,alloG243;onlyεἰ μήei mēG1487 G3361there are someτινέςtinesG5100who aredisturbingταράσσοντεςtarassontesG5015you and wantθέλοντεςthelontesG2309to distortμεταστρέψαιmetastrepsaiG3344the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098of ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

8But evenκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437we, orἢēG2228an angelἄγγελοςangelosG32from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,should preachG2097to you a gospelG2097contraryπαρ᾽par᾽G3844to whatὃhoG3739we have preachedG2097to you, he is to beaccursedἀνάθεμαanathemaG331!

9As wehave saidG4275beforeG4275,soκαὶkaiG2532I sayλέγω,legōG3004againπάλινpalinG3825nowἄρτιartiG737,ifεἴeiG1487anyG5100manG5100is preachingG2097to you a gospelG2097contraryπαρ᾽par᾽G3844to whatὃhoG3739you receivedπαρελάβετε,parelabeteG3880, he is to beaccursedἀνάθεμαanathemaG331!

10For am I nowἄρτιartiG737seekingπείθωpeithōG3982the favorG3982of menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444,orἢēG2228of Godθεόν;theonG2316?OrἢēG2228am I strivingζητῶzētōG2212to pleaseἀρέσκειν;areskeinG700menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444?IfεἰeiG1487I were stillἔτιetiG2089trying to pleaseἤρεσκον,ēreskonG700menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444, I would not be abond-servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

Paul Defends His Ministry

11ForI would haveG1107you knowG1107,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,that the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098which was preachedεὐαγγελισθὲνeuangelisthenG2097by me isnot accordingκατὰkataG2596to manἄνθρωπον·anthrōponG444.

12ForI neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761receivedπαρέλαβονparelabonG3880it from manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,norοὔτεouteG3777was I taughtἐδιδάχθηνedidachthēnG1321it, but I received itthroughδι᾽di᾽G1223arevelationἀποκαλύψεωςapokalupseōsG602of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

13For you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191ofmy formerποτεpoteG4218mannerG391of lifeἀναστροφήνanastrophēnG391in JudaismἸουδαϊσμῷIoudaismōG2454,howὅτιhotiG3754Iused to persecuteἐδίωκονediōkonG1377the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577of GodθεοῦtheouG2316beyondκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596 G5236measureG5236andtried to destroyἐπόρθουνeporthounG4199it;

14and Iwas advancingπροέκοπτονproekoptonG4298in JudaismἸουδαϊσμῷIoudaismōG2454beyondὑπὲρhuperG5228manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of my contemporariesσυνηλικιώταςsunēlikiōtasG4915amongG1722mycountrymenγένειgeneiG1085,beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225moreG4053extremelyG4053zealousζηλωτὴςzēlōtēsG2207for myancestralπατρικῶνpatrikōnG3967traditionsπαραδόσεων.paradoseōnG3862.

15But whenὅτεhoteG3753God, who had setG873me apartG873evenfrom my mother’sμητρόςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836andcalledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564me throughδιὰdiaG1223His graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485,was pleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106

16to revealἀποκαλύψαιapokalupsaiG601His SonυἱὸνhuionG5207in me soἵναinaG2443that I mightpreachεὐαγγελίζωμαιeuangelizōmaiG2097Him amongG1722the Gentilesἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484,I did not immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112consultπροσανεθέμηνprosanethemēnG4323withfleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561and bloodαἵματι,aimatiG129,

17norοὐδὲoudeG3761did I goἀνῆλθονanēlthonG424up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414to thoseτοὺςtousG3588who were apostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652beforeπρὸproG4253me; but I wentG565awayἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565to ArabiaἈραβίανArabianG688,and returnedὑπέστρεψαhupestrepsaG5290onceG3825moreG3825toDamascusΔαμασκόν.DamaskonG1154.

18ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899threeτρίαtriaG5140yearsἔτηetēG2094laterμετὰmetaG3326I wentἀνῆλθονanēlthonG424upto JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414tobecomeG2477acquaintedG2477withCephasΚηφᾶνKēphanG2786,and stayedἐπέμειναepemeinaG1961with him fifteenδεκαπέντε·dekapenteG1178daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

19But I did not seeG3708anyG2087otherἕτερονheteronG2087of the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG652exceptG1508JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385,the Lord’sκυρίου.kuriouG2962brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80.

20(NowδὲdeG1161in whatἃhaG3739I am writingγράφωgraphōG1125to you,I assureἰδοὺidouG2400youbeforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799GodθεοῦtheouG2316that I am not lyingψεύδομαι.pseudomaiG5574.)

21ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899I wentἦλθονēlthonG2064into the regionsκλίματαklimataG2824ofSyriaΣυρίαςSuriasG4947andCiliciaΚιλικίας·KilikiasG2791.

22I was stillunknownἀγνοούμενοςagnooumenosG50bysightπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383tothe churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577of JudeaG2453which werein ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547;

23but onlyG3440,they kept hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191, “He who onceποτεpoteG4218persecutedδιώκωνdiōkōnG1377us is nowνῦνnunG3568preachingεὐαγγελίζεταιeuangelizetaiG2097the faithπίστινpistinG4102whichἥνhēnG3739he onceποτεpoteG4218tried to destroyἐπόρθει·eportheiG4199.”

24And theywere glorifyingἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392Godθεόν.¶theonG2316becauseἐνenG1722of me.

Introduction

Perversion of the Gospel

Paul Defends His Ministry

Commentaries on Galatians 1