Galatians 1

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—

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 with me, To the churches of Galatia:

2 and all the brothers who are with me, to the assemblies of Galatia:

3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,

3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our 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,

4 who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father—

5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

6 I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

6 I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”,

7 which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.

7 but there isn’t another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.

8 But 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!

8 But even though we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you any “good news” other than that which we preached to you, let him be cursed.

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 under a curse!

9 As we have said before, so I now say again: if any man preaches to you any “good news” other than that which you received, let him be cursed.

10 Am 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.

10 For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

11 For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.

11 But I make known to you, brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me, that it is not according to man.

12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

12 For I didn’t receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came to me through revelation of Jesus Christ.

13 For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.

13 For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it.

14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

14 I advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age among my countrymen, being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers.

15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

15 But when it was the good pleasure of God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through his grace,

16 to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood,

16 to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I didn’t immediately confer with flesh and blood,

17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus.

17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia. Then I returned to Damascus.

18 Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days.

18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter, and stayed with him fifteen days.

19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.

19 But of the other apostles I saw no one except James, the Lord’s brother.

20 I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.

20 Now about the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I’m not lying.

21 Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

21 Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

22 I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

22 I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ,

23 They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”

23 but they only heard, “He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy.”

24 And they glorified God because of me.

24 So they glorified God in me.