Galatians 1
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Galatians 1

Introduction

1PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,an apostleἀπόστολοςapostolosG652(not sentfrom menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444norοὐδὲoudeG3761throughG1223humanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444agencyG1223, butthroughG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547and GodθεοῦtheouG2316the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962, whoraisedἐγείραντοςegeirantosG1453Him from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498),
2and allπάντεςpantesG3956the brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80who are with me, Tothe churchesἐκκλησίαιςekklēsiaisG1577of GalatiaΓαλατίας·GalatiasG1053:
3GraceχάριςcharisG5485to you and peaceεἰρήνηeirēnēG1515fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316the FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962and our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,
4whogaveδόντοςdontosG1325Himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438for our sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266soὅπωςhopōsG3704thatG3704He might rescueἐξέληταιexelētaiG1807us fromthisG3588presentἐνεστῶτοςenestōtosG1764evilπονηροῦponērouG4190ageαἰῶνοςaiōnosG165,accordingκατὰkataG2596to the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofour GodθεοῦtheouG2316and FatherπατρὸςpatrosG3962,
5to whomᾧhōG3739bethe gloryδόξαdoxaG1391forevermoreG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

Distortion of the Gospel

6I amG2296amazedG2296that you are soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030desertingμετατίθεσθε ἀπὸmetatithesthe apoG3346G575Him who calledκαλέσαντοςkalesantosG2564youby the graceχάριτιcharitiG5485of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547, for adifferentἕτερονheteronG2087gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098,
7whichὃhoG3739is not justanotherἄλλο,alloG243account;but there 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,evenκαὶkaiG2532nowἄρτιartiG737I sayλέγω,legōG3004againπάλινpalinG3825:ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is preachingG2097to you a gospelG2097contraryπαρ᾽par᾽G3844to whatὃhoG3739you receivedπαρελάβετε,parelabeteG3880, he is to beaccursedἀνάθεμαanathemaG331!
10For am I nowἄρτιartiG737seekingπείθωpeithōG3982theG3982favorG3982ofG3982peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444,orἢēG2228of Godθεόν;theonG2316?OrἢēG2228am I strivingζητῶzētōG2212to pleaseἀρέσκειν;areskeinG700peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444?IfεἰeiG1487I were stillἔτιetiG2089trying to pleaseἤρεσκον,ēreskonG700peopleἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444, I would not be abond-servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

Paul Defends His Ministry

11ForI would haveG1107you knowG1107,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,that the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098which was preachedεὐαγγελισθὲνeuangelisthenG2097by me is notof humanἄνθρωπον·anthrōponG444inventionκατὰkataG2596.
12ForI neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761receivedπαρέλαβονparelabonG3880it from manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,norοὔτεouteG3777was I taughtἐδιδάχθηνedidachthēnG1321it, but I received itthroughδι᾽di᾽G1223arevelationἀποκαλύψεωςapokalupseōsG602of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.
13For you have heardἠκούσατεēkousateG191ofmy formerποτεpoteG4218wayἀναστροφήνanastrophēnG391ofG391lifeG391in JudaismἸουδαϊσμῷIoudaismōG2454,howὅτιhotiG3754Iused to persecuteἐδίωκονediōkonG1377the churchἐκκλησίανekklēsianG1577of GodθεοῦtheouG2316beyondκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596G5236measureG5236andtried to destroyἐπόρθουνeporthounG4199it;
14and Iwas advancingπροέκοπτονproekoptonG4298in JudaismἸουδαϊσμῷIoudaismōG2454beyondὑπὲρhuperG5228manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of my contemporariesσυνηλικιώταςsunēlikiōtasG4915amongG1722mycountrymenγένειgeneiG1085,beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225moreπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōsG4056extremelyG4056zealousζηλωτὴςzēlōtēsG2207for myancestralπατρικῶνpatrikōnG3967traditionsπαραδόσεων.paradoseōnG3862.
15But whenὅτεhoteG3753He who had setG873me apartG873evenfrom my mother’sμητρόςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836andcalledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564methroughδιὰdiaG1223His graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485was pleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106
16to revealἀποκαλύψαιapokalupsaiG601His SonυἱὸνhuionG5207in me soG2443thatG2443I mightpreachεὐαγγελίζωμαιeuangelizōmaiG2097Him amongG1722the Gentilesἔθνεσιν,ethnesinG1484,I did not immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112consultπροσανεθέμηνprosanethemēnG4323withfleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561and bloodαἵματι,aimatiG129,
17norοὐδὲoudeG3761did I goἀνῆλθονanēlthonG424up to JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414to thoseτοὺςtousG3588who wereapostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652beforeπρὸproG4253me; but I wentG565awayἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565to ArabiaἈραβίανArabianG688,and returnedὑπέστρεψαhupestrepsaG5290onceG3825moreG3825toDamascusΔαμασκόν.DamaskonG1154.
18ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899threeτρίαtriaG5140yearsἔτηetēG2094laterμετὰmetaG3326I wentἀνῆλθονanēlthonG424upto JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414tobecomeG2477acquaintedG2477withG2477CephasΚηφᾶνKēphanG2786,and stayedἐπέμειναepemeinaG1961with him for fifteenδεκαπέντε·dekapenteG1178daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.
19But I did not seeG3708anotherG2087oneG2087of 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 JudeaἸουδαίαςIoudaiasG2449which arein ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547;
23but they onlyG3440kept hearingἀκούοντεςakouontesG191, “The man who onceποτεpoteG4218persecutedδιώκωνdiōkōnG1377us is nowνῦνnunG3568preachingεὐαγγελίζεταιeuangelizetaiG2097the faithπίστινpistinG4102whichἥνhēnG3739he onceποτεpoteG4218tried to destroyἐπόρθει·eportheiG4199.”
24And theywere glorifyingἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392Godθεόν.¶theonG2316becauseἐνenG1722of me.

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