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Paul's Greeting to the Galatians
Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
Greetings from Paul
This letter is from Paul, an apostle. I was not appointed by any group of people or any human authority, but by Jesus Christ himself and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead.
This letter is from Paul, an apostle. I was not appointed by any group of people or any human authority, but by Jesus Christ himself and by God the Father, who raised Jesus from the dead.
And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.
No Other Gospel
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
but is not the Good News at all. You are being fooled by those who deliberately twist the truth concerning Christ.
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
Let God’s curse fall on anyone, including us or even an angel from heaven, who preaches a different kind of Good News than the one we preached to you.
As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
I say again what we have said before: If anyone preaches any other Good News than the one you welcomed, let that person be cursed.
For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.
Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.
Paul Defends his Ministry
But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
Paul’s Message Comes from Christ
Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning.
For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
You know what I was like when I followed the Jewish religion — how I violently persecuted God’s church. I did my best to destroy it.
And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
I was far ahead of my fellow Jews in my zeal for the traditions of my ancestors.
But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him
To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
Nor did I go up to Jerusalem to consult with those who were apostles before I was. Instead, I went away into Arabia, and later I returned to the city of Damascus.
Paul Accepted by Apostles and Others
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
The only other apostle I met at that time was James, the Lord’s brother.
Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
I declare before God that what I am writing to you is not a lie.
Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
After that visit I went north into the provinces of Syria and Cilicia.
And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
And still the churches in Christ that are in Judea didn’t know me personally.
But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
All they knew was that people were saying, “The one who used to persecute us is now preaching the very faith he tried to destroy!”