Galatians 1

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ESV

1	Paul, an apostle- not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead-
2	and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
3	Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
4	who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
5	to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
6	I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel-
7	not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ.
8	But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.
9	As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.
10	For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11	For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel.
12	For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.
13	For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it.
14	And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers.
15	But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace,
16	was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;
17	nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.
18	Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days.
19	But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother.
20	(In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!)
21	Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
22	And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23	They only were hearing it said, “He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
24	And they glorified God because of me.

NIV

1	Paul, an apostle–sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead–
2	and all the brothers with me, To the churches in Galatia:
3	Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
4	who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
5	to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
6	I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel–
7	which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.
8	But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!
9	As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!
10	Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11	I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached is not something that man made up.
12	I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.
13	For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
14	I was advancing in Judaism beyond many Jews of my own age and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15	But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace, was pleased
16	to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not consult any man,
17	nor did I go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went immediately into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.
18	Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Peter and stayed with him fifteen days.
19	I saw none of the other apostles–only James, the Lord's brother.
20	I assure you before God that what I am writing you is no lie.
21	Later I went to Syria and Cilicia.
22	I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23	They only heard the report: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
24	And they praised God because of me.

NLT

1	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.
2	All the brothers and sisters here join me in sending this letter to the churches of Galatia.
3	May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
4	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.
5	All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
6	I am shocked that you are turning away so soon from God, who called you to himself through the loving mercy of Christ. You are following a different way that pretends to be the Good News
7	but is not the Good News at all. You are being fooled by those who deliberately twist the truth concerning Christ.
8	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.
9	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.
10	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.
11	Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning.
12	I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct revelation from Jesus Christ.
13	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.
14	I was far ahead of my fellow Jews in my zeal for the traditions of my ancestors.
15	But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him
16	to reveal his Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles.When this happened, I did not rush out to consult with any human being.
17	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.
18	Then three years later I went to Jerusalem to get to know Peter, and I stayed with him for fifteen days.
19	The only other apostle I met at that time was James, the Lord's brother.
20	I declare before God that what I am writing to you is not a lie.
21	After that visit I went north into the provinces of Syria and Cilicia.
22	And still the Christians in the churches in Judea didn't know me personally.
23	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!”
24	And they praised God because of me.

KJV

1	Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
2	And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia:
3	Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,
4	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:
5	To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
6	I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
7	Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
8	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.
9	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.
10	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.
11	But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man.
12	For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13	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:
14	And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
15	But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace,
16	To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:
17	Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again unto Damascus.
18	Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.
19	But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the Lord's brother.
20	Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.
21	Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
22	And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea which were in Christ:
23	But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.
24	And they glorified God in me.

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