Revised Literal Translation

Galatians 1:10-24

10ForG1063do IG3982nowἄρτιartiG737persuadeG3982menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444,orἢēG2228Godτὸν θεόν;ton theonG3588 G2316?orἢēG2228do I seekζητῶzētōG2212to pleaseG700menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444?forG1063ifεἰeiG1487IG700yetἔτιetiG2089pleasedG700menἀνθρώποιςanthrōpoisG444,I shouldG1510notοὐκoukG3756ἂνanG302beG1510the servantδοῦλοςdoulosG1401of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

11ButG1161I certifyΓνωρίζωGnōrizōG1107youὑμῖν,huminG4771,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,thatτὸtoG3588the gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098whichτὸtoG3588was preachedεὐαγγελισθὲνeuangelisthenG2097ofὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259meἐμοῦemouG1473ὅτιhotiG3754isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756afterκατὰkataG2596manἄνθρωπον·anthrōponG444.

12ForγὰρgarG1063IἐγὼegōG1473neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761receivedπαρέλαβονparelabonG3880itαὐτὸautoG846ofπαρὰparaG3844manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444,neitherοὔτεouteG3777was I taughtἐδιδάχθηνedidachthēnG1321it,butἀλλὰallaG235byδι᾽di᾽G1223the revelationἀποκαλύψεωςapokalupseōsG602of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

13ForγὰρgarG1063ye have heard ofἠκούσατεēkousateG191myG1699conversationἀναστροφήνanastrophēnG391in time pastποτεpoteG4218inἐνenG1722the Jews’ religionτὴν Ἰουδαϊσμῷtēn IoudaismōG3588 G2454,how thatὅτιhotiG3754καθ᾽kath᾽G2596beyond measureὑπερβολὴνhuperbolēnG5236I persecutedἐδίωκονediōkonG1377the Assemblyτῷ ἐκκλησίανtō ekklēsianG3588 G1577of Godτὴν θεοῦtēn theouG3588 G2316,andκαὶkaiG2532wastedἐπόρθουνeporthounG4199itαὐτήν·autēnG846:τοῦtouG3588

14AndκαὶkaiG2532profitedπροέκοπτονproekoptonG4298inἐνenG1722the Jews’ religionτῷ Ἰουδαϊσμῷtō IoudaismōG3588 G2454aboveὑπὲρhuperG5228manyπολλοὺςpollousG4183my equalsσυνηλικιώταςsunēlikiōtasG4915inἐνenG1722mine ownG1473nationτῷ γένειtō geneiG3588 G1085,beingὑπάρχωνhuparchōnG5225more exceedinglyG4057zealousζηλωτὴςzēlōtēsG2207of the traditionsπατρικῶνpatrikōnG3967of myG1473fathersπαραδόσεων.paradoseōnG3862.τῶνtōnG3588

15ButδὲdeG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753it pleasedεὐδόκησενeudokēsenG2106Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316,whoὁhoG3588separatedἀφορίσαςaphorisasG873meG1473fromἐκekG1537myG1473mother’sμητρόςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίαςkoiliasG2836,andκαὶkaiG2532calledκαλέσαςkalesasG2564mebyδιὰdiaG1223hisαὐτοῦautouG846graceτῆς χάριτοςtēs charitosG3588 G5485,

16To revealἀποκαλύψαιapokalupsaiG601hisαὐτοῦautouG846Sonτὸν υἱὸνton huionG3588 G5207inἐνenG1722meἐμοί,emoiG1473,thatἵναinaG2443I might preachεὐαγγελίζωμαιeuangelizōmaiG2097himαὐτὸνautonG846amongἐνenG1722the heathenτοῖς ἔθνεσιν,tois ethnesinG3588 G1484;immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112I conferredπροσανεθέμηνprosanethemēnG4323notοὐouG3756with fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561andκαὶkaiG2532bloodαἵματι,aimatiG129:

17NeitherοὐδὲoudeG3761went I upἀνῆλθονanēlthonG424toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414toπρὸςprosG4314them which wereτοὺςtousG3588apostlesἀποστόλους,apostolousG652beforeπρὸproG4253meἐμοῦemouG1473;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I wentἀπῆλθονapēlthonG565intoεἰςeisG1519ArabiaἈραβίανArabianG688,andκαὶkaiG2532returnedὑπέστρεψαhupestrepsaG5290againπάλινpalinG3825untoεἰςeisG1519DamascusΔαμασκόν.DamaskonG1154.

18ThenἔπειταepeitaG1899afterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρίαtriaG5140yearsἔτηetēG2094I went upἀνῆλθονanēlthonG424toεἰςeisG1519JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHi'erosolumaG2414to seeἱστορῆσαιhistorēsaiG2477PeterG4074,andκαὶkaiG2532abodeἐπέμειναepemeinaG1961withπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846fifteenδεκαπέντε·dekapenteG1178daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.

19ButδὲdeG1161otherἕτερονheteronG2087of the apostlesἀποστόλωνapostolōnG3588 G652saw IG3708noneοὐκoukG3756,saveεἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385theG3588 G80Lord’sκυρίου.kuriouG3588 G2962brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG3588 G80.

20NowδὲdeG1161the things whichἃhaG3739I writeγράφωgraphōG1125unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771,beholdG3708,beforeἐνώπιονenōpionG1799Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,I lieψεύδομαι.pseudomaiG5574ὅτιhotiG3754notοὐouG3756.

21AfterwardsἔπειταepeitaG1899I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064intoεἰςeisG1519the regionsτὰ κλίματαta klimataG3588 G2824of Syriaτῆς Συρίαςtēs SuriasG3588 G4947andκαὶkaiG2532Ciliciaτῆς Κιλικίας·tēs KilikiasG3588 G2791;

22AndδὲdeG1161wasἤμηνēmēnG1510unknownἀγνοούμενοςagnooumenosG50by faceτῷ προσώπῳtō prosōpōG3588 G4383unto the Assembliesταῖς ἐκκλησίαιςtais ekklēsiaisG3588 G1577of Judaeaτῆς Ἰουδαίαςtēs IoudaiasG3588 G2449which wereταῖςtaisG3588inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷ,ChristōG5547:

23ButδὲdeG1161they hadἦσανēsanG1510heardἀκούοντεςakouontesG191onlyG3440,ThatὅτιhotiG3754he whichὁhoG3588persecutedδιώκωνdiōkōnG1377usG1473in times pastποτεpoteG4218nowνῦνnunG3568preachethεὐαγγελίζεταιeuangelizetaiG2097the faithτὴν πίστινtēn pistinG3588 G4102whichἥνhēnG3739onceποτεpoteG4218he destroyedἐπόρθει·eportheiG4199.

24AndκαὶkaiG2532they glorifiedἐδόξαζονedoxazonG1392Godτὸν θεόν.¶ton theonG3588 G2316inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473.

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