Galatians 1
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1This 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.1Paul, an apostle--sent not from men nor by a man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead--
2All the brothers and sisters here join me in sending this letter to the churches of Galatia.2and all the brothers and sisters with me, To the churches in Galatia:
3May God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.3Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,
4Jesus 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.4who gave himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,
5All glory to God forever and ever! Amen. There Is Only One Good News5to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
6I 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 News6I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel--
7but is not the Good News at all. You are being fooled by those who deliberately twist the truth concerning Christ.7which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.
8Let 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.8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God's curse!
9I say again what we have said before: If anyone preaches any other Good News than the one you welcomed, let that person be cursed.9As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God's curse!
10Obviously, 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’s Message Comes from Christ10Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
11Dear brothers and sisters, I want you to understand that the gospel message I preach is not based on mere human reasoning.11I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin.
12I received my message from no human source, and no one taught me. Instead, I received it by direct 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.
13You 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.13For you have heard of my previous way of life in Judaism, how intensely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
14I was far ahead of my fellow Jews in my zeal for the traditions of my ancestors.14I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.
15But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him15But when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by his grace, was pleased
16to 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.16to reveal his Son in me so that I might preach him among the Gentiles, my immediate response was not to consult any human being.
17Nor 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.17I did not go up to Jerusalem to see those who were apostles before I was, but I went into Arabia. Later I returned to Damascus.
18Then three years later I went to Jerusalem to get to know Peter, and I stayed with him for fifteen days.18Then after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to get acquainted with Cephas and stayed with him fifteen days.
19The only other apostle I met at that time was James, the Lord’s brother.19I saw none of the other apostles--only James, the Lord's brother.
20I declare before God that what I am writing to you is not a lie.20I assure you before God that what I am writing you is no lie.
21After that visit I went north into the provinces of Syria and Cilicia.21Then I went to Syria and Cilicia.
22And still the churches in Christ that are in Judea didn’t know me personally.22I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.
23All they knew was that people were saying, “The one who used to persecute us is now preaching the very faith he tried to destroy!”23They only heard the report: "The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy."
24And they praised God because of me.24And they praised God because of me.
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