New American Standard Bible 2020

Galatians 1:6-14

6I amG2296amazedG2296that you are soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779quicklyταχέωςtacheōsG5030desertingμετατίθεσθε ἀπὸmetatithesthe apoG3346 G575Him 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.

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᾽G2596 G5236measureG5236andtried to destroyἐπόρθουνeporthounG4199it;

14and Iwas advancingπροέκοπτονproekoptonG4298in JudaismἸουδαϊσμῷIoudaismōG2454beyondὑπὲρhuperG5228manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183of my contemporariesσυνηλικιώταςsunēlikiōtasG4915amongG1722mycountrymenγένειgeneiG1085,beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225moreπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōsG4056extremelyG4056zealousζηλωτὴςzēlōtēsG2207for myancestralπατρικῶνpatrikōnG3967traditionsπαραδόσεων.paradoseōnG3862.

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