Galatians

1 Paul, an apostle,—Not from men nor through man, But through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from among the dead,—

2 And all the brethren with me;—Unto the assemblies of Galatia:

3 Favour unto you and peace From God our Father, And Lord Jesus Christ,—

4 Who gave himself for our sins That he might deliver us out of the present evil age, According to the will of our God and Father,—

5 Unto whom be the glory unto the ages of ages: Amen!

6 I marvel that thus quickly ye are moving away from him that called you in the favour of Christ, Unto a different glad-message,—

7 Which is not another, Only there are some that are troubling you And wishing to change the glad-message of the Christ.

8 But even if we or a messenger out of heaven announce a glad-message [unto you] aside from that which we announced unto you Accursed let him be!

9 As we have said before even now again I say: If anyone is announcing unto you a glad-message aside from that which ye accepted Accursed let him be!

10 For am I even now persuading men or God? Or am I seeking to please men? If I had been still pleasing men Christ’s servant had I not been!

11 For I make known unto you, brethren, As to the glad-message which was announced by me That it is not after man;

12 For neither from man did I accept it Nor was taught [it],—But through a revealing of Jesus Christ.

13 For ye have heard as to my own manner of life at one time in Judaism How that exceedingly was I persecuting the assembly of God and laying it waste,

14 And was making advancement in Judaism above many contemporaries in my nation,—Being surpassingly zealous of my paternal instructions.

15 But when God who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me through his favour Was well-pleased

16 to reveal his Son in me, That I might announce the glad-message regarding him among the nations Straightway I conferred not with flesh and blood,

17 Neither went I up unto Jerusalem unto them who before me were apostles,—But I went away into Arabia and again returned unto Damascus.

18 Then after three years went I up unto Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and tarried with him fifteen days;

19 But other of the apostles saw I none save James the brother of the Lord:—

20 Now as touching the things which I am writing to you lo! before God I am not guilty of falsehood:—

21 After that I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia,

22 And was still unknown by face unto the assemblies of Judaea which were in Christ,—

23 Only they were hearing—He that was persecuting us formerly Now is announcing the glad-message of the faith which he formerly laid waste;

24 And they were glorifying God in me.