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Galatians Chapter 1

New American Standard Bible 1995

Introduction

1PaulG3972, 1an apostleG652 (2not sent from menG444 norG3761 throughG1223 the agencyG1223 of manG444, but 3throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 and GodG2316 the FatherG3962, who 4raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498), 2and allG3956 5the brethrenG80 who are with me,

To 6the churchesG1577 of GalatiaG1053:

37GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from 8GodG2316 our FatherG3962 and the LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 4who 9gaveG1325 HimselfG1438 for our sinsG266 soG3704 that He might rescueG1807 us from 10thisG3588 presentG1764 evilG4190 11ageG165, accordingG2596 to the willG2307 of 12our GodG2316 and FatherG3962, 513to whomG3739 be the gloryG1391 forevermoreG165. AmenG281.

Perversion of the Gospel

6I amG2296 amazedG2296 that you are soG3779 quicklyG5030 desertingG3346G575 14Him who calledG2564 you 15by the graceG5485 of ChristG5547, for a 16differentG2087 gospelG2098; 7whichG3739 is really not anotherG243; onlyG1487G3361 there are someG5100 who are 17disturbingG5015 you and wantG2309 to distortG3344 the gospelG2098 of ChristG5547. 8But evenG2532 ifG1437 we, orG2228 18an angelG32 from heavenG3772, should preachG2097 to you a gospelG2097 19contraryG3844 to whatG3739 we have preachedG2097 to you, he is to be 2021accursedG331! 9As we 22have saidG4275 beforeG4275, soG2532 I sayG3004 againG3825 nowG737, 23ifG1487 anyG5100 manG5100 is preachingG2097 to you a gospelG2097 24contraryG3844 to whatG3739 you receivedG3880, he is to be 2526accursedG331!

10For am I nowG737 27seekingG3982 the favorG3982 of menG444, orG2228 of GodG2316? OrG2228 am I strivingG2212 to pleaseG700 menG444? IfG1487 I were stillG2089 trying to pleaseG700 menG444, I would not be a 28bond-servantG1401 of ChristG5547.

Paul Defends His Ministry

11For 29I would haveG1107 you knowG1107, brethrenG80, that the gospelG2098 which was preachedG2097 by me is 30not accordingG2596 to manG444. 12For 31I neitherG3761 receivedG3880 it from manG444, norG3777 was I taughtG1321 it, but I received it throughG1223 a 32revelationG602 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

13For you have heardG191 of 33my formerG4218 mannerG391 of lifeG391 in JudaismG2454, howG3754 I 34used to persecuteG1377 35the churchG1577 of GodG2316 beyondG2596G5236 measureG5236 and 36tried to destroyG4199 it; 14and I 37was advancingG4298 in JudaismG2454 beyondG5228 manyG4183 of my contemporariesG4915 amongG1722 my 38countrymenG1085, beingG5225 moreG4053 extremelyG4053 zealousG2207 for my 39ancestralG3967 traditionsG3862. 15But whenG3753 God, who had setG873 me apartG873 even from my mother’sG3384 wombG2836 and 40calledG2564 me throughG1223 His graceG5485, was pleasedG2106 16to revealG601 His SonG5207 in me soG2443 that I might 41preachG2097 Him amongG1722 the GentilesG1484, 42I did not immediatelyG2112 consultG4323 with 4344fleshG4561 and bloodG129, 1745norG3761 did I goG424 up to JerusalemG2414 to thoseG3588 who were apostlesG652 beforeG4253 me; but I wentG565 awayG565 to ArabiaG688, and returnedG5290 onceG3825 moreG3825 to 46DamascusG1154.

18ThenG1899 47threeG5140 yearsG2094 laterG3326 I wentG424 up 48to JerusalemG2414 to 49becomeG2477 acquaintedG2477 with 50CephasG2786, and stayedG1961 with him fifteenG1178 daysG2250. 19But I did not seeG3708 anyG2087 otherG2087 of the apostlesG652 exceptG1508 5152JamesG2385, the Lord’sG2962 brotherG80. 20(NowG1161 in whatG3739 I am writingG1125 to you, 53I assureG2400 you 54beforeG1799 GodG2316 that I am not lyingG5574.) 21ThenG1899 55I wentG2064 into the regionsG2824 of 56SyriaG4947 and 57CiliciaG2791. 22I was still unknownG50 by 58sightG4383 to 59the churchesG1577 of JudeaG2453 which were 60in ChristG5547; 23but onlyG3440, they kept hearingG191, “He who onceG4218 persecutedG1377 us is nowG3568 preachingG2097 61the faithG4102 whichG3739 he onceG4218 62tried to destroyG4199.” 24And they 63were glorifyingG1392 GodG2316 64becauseG1722 of me.

Notes

  1. 1. Galatians 1:1 2 Cor 1:1 ↩
  2. 2. Galatians 1:1 Gal 1:11f ↩
  3. 3. Galatians 1:1 Acts 9:15; Gal 1:15f ↩
  4. 4. Galatians 1:1 Acts 2:24 ↩
  5. 5. Galatians 1:2 Phil 4:21 ↩
  6. 6. Galatians 1:2 Acts 16:6; 1 Cor 16:1 ↩
  7. 7. Galatians 1:3 Rom 1:7 ↩
  8. 8. Galatians 1:3 Two early mss read God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ ↩
  9. 9. Galatians 1:4 Gal 2:20 ↩
  10. 10. Galatians 1:4 Matt 13:22; Rom 12:2; 2 Cor 4:4 ↩
  11. 11. Galatians 1:4 Or world ↩
  12. 12. Galatians 1:4 Phil 4:20 ↩
  13. 13. Galatians 1:5 Rom 11:36 ↩
  14. 14. Galatians 1:6 Rom 8:28; Gal 1:15; 5:8 ↩
  15. 15. Galatians 1:6 Lit in ↩
  16. 16. Galatians 1:6 2 Cor 11:4; Gal 1:7, 11; 2:2, 7; 5:14; 1 Tim 1:3 ↩
  17. 17. Galatians 1:7 Acts 15:24; Gal 5:10 ↩
  18. 18. Galatians 1:8 2 Cor 11:14 ↩
  19. 19. Galatians 1:8 Or other than, more than ↩
  20. 20. Galatians 1:8 Gr anathema ↩
  21. 21. Galatians 1:8 Rom 9:3 ↩
  22. 22. Galatians 1:9 Acts 18:23 ↩
  23. 23. Galatians 1:9 Rom 16:17 ↩
  24. 24. Galatians 1:9 Or other than, more than ↩
  25. 25. Galatians 1:9 Gr anathema ↩
  26. 26. Galatians 1:9 Rom 9:3 ↩
  27. 27. Galatians 1:10 1 Cor 10:33; 1 Thess 2:4 ↩
  28. 28. Galatians 1:10 Rom 1:1; Phil 1:1 ↩
  29. 29. Galatians 1:11 Rom 2:16; 1 Cor 15:1 ↩
  30. 30. Galatians 1:11 1 Cor 3:4; 9:8 ↩
  31. 31. Galatians 1:12 1 Cor 11:23; Gal 1:1 ↩
  32. 32. Galatians 1:12 1 Cor 2:10; 2 Cor 12:1; Gal 1:16; 2:2 ↩
  33. 33. Galatians 1:13 Acts 26:4f ↩
  34. 34. Galatians 1:13 Acts 8:3; 22:4, 5 ↩
  35. 35. Galatians 1:13 1 Cor 10:32 ↩
  36. 36. Galatians 1:13 Acts 9:21 ↩
  37. 37. Galatians 1:14 Acts 22:3 ↩
  38. 38. Galatians 1:14 Lit race ↩
  39. 39. Galatians 1:14 Jer 9:14; Matt 15:2; Mark 7:3; Col 2:8 ↩
  40. 40. Galatians 1:15 Is 49:1, 5; Jer 1:5; Acts 9:15; Rom 1:1; Gal 1:6 ↩
  41. 41. Galatians 1:16 Acts 9:15; Gal 2:9 ↩
  42. 42. Galatians 1:16 Acts 9:20 ↩
  43. 43. Galatians 1:16 I.e. human beings ↩
  44. 44. Galatians 1:16 Matt 16:17 ↩
  45. 45. Galatians 1:17 Acts 9:19-22 ↩
  46. 46. Galatians 1:17 Acts 9:2 ↩
  47. 47. Galatians 1:18 Acts 9:22f ↩
  48. 48. Galatians 1:18 Acts 9:26 ↩
  49. 49. Galatians 1:18 Or visit Cephas ↩
  50. 50. Galatians 1:18 John 1:42; Gal 2:9, 11, 14 ↩
  51. 51. Galatians 1:19 Or Jacob ↩
  52. 52. Galatians 1:19 Matt 12:46; Acts 12:17 ↩
  53. 53. Galatians 1:20 Lit behold before God ↩
  54. 54. Galatians 1:20 Rom 9:1; 2 Cor 1:23; 11:31 ↩
  55. 55. Galatians 1:21 Acts 9:30 ↩
  56. 56. Galatians 1:21 Acts 15:23, 41 ↩
  57. 57. Galatians 1:21 Acts 6:9 ↩
  58. 58. Galatians 1:22 Lit face ↩
  59. 59. Galatians 1:22 1 Cor 7:17; 1 Thess 2:14 ↩
  60. 60. Galatians 1:22 Rom 16:7 ↩
  61. 61. Galatians 1:23 Acts 6:7; Gal 6:10 ↩
  62. 62. Galatians 1:23 Acts 9:21 ↩
  63. 63. Galatians 1:24 Matt 9:8 ↩
  64. 64. Galatians 1:24 Lit in me ↩

Commentaries on Galatians 1

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