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Galatians Chapter 1

New American Standard Bible 2020

Introduction

1PaulG3972, 1an apostleG652 (2not sent from menG444 norG3761 throughG1223 humanG444 agencyG1223, but 3throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 and GodG2316 the FatherG3962, who 4raisedG1453 Him from the deadG3498), 2and allG3956 5the brothersG80 who are with me,

To 6the churchesG1577 of GalatiaG1053:

37GraceG5485 to you and peaceG1515 from 8GodG2316 the FatherG3962 and our LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 4who 9gaveG1325 HimselfG1438 for our sinsG266 soG3704 thatG3704 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.

Distortion 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 not just anotherG243 account; but 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 contraryG3844 to whatG3739 we have preachedG2097 to you, he is to be 1920accursedG331! 9As we 21have saidG4275 beforeG4275, evenG2532 nowG737 I sayG3004 againG3825: 22ifG1487 anyoneG5100 is preachingG2097 to you a gospelG2097 contraryG3844 to whatG3739 you receivedG3880, he is to be 2324accursedG331!

10For am I nowG737 25seekingG3982 theG3982 favorG3982 ofG3982 peopleG444, orG2228 of GodG2316? OrG2228 am I strivingG2212 to pleaseG700 peopleG444? IfG1487 I were stillG2089 trying to pleaseG700 peopleG444, I would not be a 26bond-servantG1401 of ChristG5547.

Paul Defends His Ministry

11For 27I would haveG1107 you knowG1107, brothersG80 and sisters, that the gospelG2098 which was preachedG2097 by me is 28not 29of humanG444 inventionG2596. 12For 30I neitherG3761 receivedG3880 it from manG444, norG3777 was I taughtG1321 it, but I received it throughG1223 a 31revelationG602 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547.

13For you have heardG191 of 32my formerG4218 wayG391 ofG391 lifeG391 in JudaismG2454, howG3754 I 33used to persecuteG1377 34the churchG1577 of GodG2316 beyondG2596G5236 measureG5236 and 35tried to destroyG4199 it; 14and I 36was advancingG4298 in JudaismG2454 beyondG5228 manyG4183 of my contemporariesG4915 amongG1722 my 37countrymenG1085, beingG5225 moreG4056 extremelyG4056 zealousG2207 for my 38ancestralG3967 traditionsG3862. 15But whenG3753 39He 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 thatG2443 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 withG2477 5051CephasG2786, and stayedG1961 with him for fifteenG1178 daysG2250. 19But I did not seeG3708 anotherG2087 oneG2087 of the apostlesG652 exceptG1508 5253JamesG2385, the Lord’sG2962 brotherG80. 20(NowG1161 in whatG3739 I am writingG1125 to you, 54I assureG2400 you 55beforeG1799 GodG2316 that I am not lyingG5574.) 21ThenG1899 56I wentG2064 into the regionsG2824 of 57SyriaG4947 and 58CiliciaG2791. 22I was still unknownG50 by 59sightG4383 to 60the churchesG1577 of JudeaG2449 which are 61in ChristG5547; 23but they onlyG3440 kept hearingG191, “The man who onceG4218 persecutedG1377 us is nowG3568 preachingG2097 62the faithG4102 whichG3739 he onceG4218 63tried to destroyG4199.” 24And they 64were glorifyingG1392 GodG2316 65becauseG1722 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 One early ms God our Father, and the 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 Gr anathema ↩
  20. 20. Galatians 1:8 Rom 9:3 ↩
  21. 21. Galatians 1:9 Acts 18:23 ↩
  22. 22. Galatians 1:9 Rom 16:17 ↩
  23. 23. Galatians 1:9 Gr anathema ↩
  24. 24. Galatians 1:9 Rom 9:3 ↩
  25. 25. Galatians 1:10 1 Cor 10:33; 1 Thess 2:4 ↩
  26. 26. Galatians 1:10 Rom 1:1; Phil 1:1 ↩
  27. 27. Galatians 1:11 Rom 2:16; 1 Cor 15:1 ↩
  28. 28. Galatians 1:11 1 Cor 3:4; 9:8 ↩
  29. 29. Galatians 1:11 Lit according to man ↩
  30. 30. Galatians 1:12 1 Cor 11:23; Gal 1:1 ↩
  31. 31. Galatians 1:12 1 Cor 2:10; 2 Cor 12:1; Gal 1:16; 2:2 ↩
  32. 32. Galatians 1:13 Acts 26:4f ↩
  33. 33. Galatians 1:13 Acts 8:3; 22:4, 5 ↩
  34. 34. Galatians 1:13 1 Cor 10:32 ↩
  35. 35. Galatians 1:13 Acts 9:21 ↩
  36. 36. Galatians 1:14 Acts 22:3 ↩
  37. 37. Galatians 1:14 Lit race ↩
  38. 38. Galatians 1:14 Jer 9:14; Matt 15:2; Mark 7:3; Col 2:8 ↩
  39. 39. Galatians 1:15 One early ms God who ↩
  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., people ↩
  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 ↩
  50. 50. Galatians 1:18 I.e., Peter ↩
  51. 51. Galatians 1:18 John 1:42; Gal 2:9, 11, 14 ↩
  52. 52. Galatians 1:19 Or Jacob ↩
  53. 53. Galatians 1:19 Matt 12:46; Acts 12:17 ↩
  54. 54. Galatians 1:20 Lit behold before God ↩
  55. 55. Galatians 1:20 Rom 9:1; 2 Cor 1:23; 11:31 ↩
  56. 56. Galatians 1:21 Acts 9:30 ↩
  57. 57. Galatians 1:21 Acts 15:23, 41 ↩
  58. 58. Galatians 1:21 Acts 6:9 ↩
  59. 59. Galatians 1:22 Lit face ↩
  60. 60. Galatians 1:22 1 Cor 7:17; 1 Thess 2:14 ↩
  61. 61. Galatians 1:22 Rom 16:7 ↩
  62. 62. Galatians 1:23 Acts 6:7; Gal 6:10 ↩
  63. 63. Galatians 1:23 Acts 9:21 ↩
  64. 64. Galatians 1:24 Matt 9:8 ↩
  65. 65. Galatians 1:24 Lit in me ↩

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