| Holman Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1Paul, an apostle--not from men or by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead-- | 1Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor 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 with me, To the churches of Galatia: |
| 3Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, | 3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, |
| 4who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father. | 4who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, |
| 5To whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. | 5to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. |
| 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-- | 6I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— |
| 7not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and want to change the good news about the Messiah. | 7which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ. |
| 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel other than what we have preached to you, a curse be on him! | 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! |
| 9As we have said before, I now say again: If anyone preaches to you a gospel contrary to what you received, 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 under a curse! |
| 10For am I now trying to win the favor of people, or God? Or am I striving to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ. | 10Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ. |
| 11Now I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel preached by me is not based on human thought. | 11For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man. |
| 12For I did not receive it from a human source and I was not taught it, but it came by a revelation from Jesus Christ. | 12I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ. |
| 13For you have heard about my former way of life in Judaism: I persecuted God's church to an extreme degree and tried to destroy it. | 13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. |
| 14I advanced in Judaism beyond many contemporaries among my people, because I was extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors. | 14I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. |
| 15But when God, who from my birth set me apart and called me by His grace, was pleased | 15But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased |
| 16to reveal His Son in me, so that I could preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone. | 16to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood, |
| 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. | 17nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus. |
| 18Then after three years I did go up to Jerusalem to get to know Cephas, and I stayed with him 15 days. | 18Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days. |
| 19But I didn't see any of the other apostles except James, the Lord's brother. | 19But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. |
| 20Now I am not lying in what I write to you. God is my witness. | 20I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie. |
| 21Afterward, I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. | 21Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. |
| 22I remained personally unknown to the Judean churches in Christ; | 22I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. |
| 23they simply kept hearing: "He who formerly persecuted us now preaches the faith he once tried to destroy." | 23They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching 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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