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