Chapter 1
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 assemblies of Galatia :
3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ ,
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 the glory forever and ever . Amen.
6 I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different " good news ",
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 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 I now say again : if any man preaches to you any " good news " other than that which you received , let him be cursed.
10 For am I now seeking the favour 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 But I make known to you , brothers, concerning the Good News which was preached by me , that it is not according to man .
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 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 advanced in the Jews’ religion beyond many of my own age amongst my countrymen , being more exceedingly zealous for the traditions of my fathers .
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 , that I might preach him amongst the Gentiles , I didn’ t immediately confer with flesh and blood,
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 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Peter , and stayed with him fifteen days .
19 But of the other apostles I saw no one except James , the Lord ’ s brother.
20 Now about the things which I write to you , behold , before God , I ’m not lying .
21 Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia .
22 I was still unknown by face to the assemblies of Judea which were in Christ ,
23 but they only heard, " He who once persecuted us now preaches the faith that he once tried to destroy ."
24 So they glorified God in me .