Galatians 1:1–24
1 Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but athrough Jesus Christ and God the Father bwho raised Him from the dead), 2 and all the brethren who are with me,
To the churches of Galatia:
3 Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, 4 cwho gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us dfrom this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
6 I marvel that you are turning away so soon efrom Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, 7 fwhich is not another; but there are some gwho trouble you and want to hpervert 1the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if iwe, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be 2accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you jthan what you have received, let him be accursed.
10 For kdo I now lpersuade men, or God? Or mdo I seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
11 nBut I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. 12 For oI neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came pthrough the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how qI persecuted the church of God beyond measure and rtried to destroy it. 14 And I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my own nation, sbeing more exceedingly zealous tfor the traditions of my fathers.
15 But when it pleased God, uwho separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, 16 vto reveal His Son in me, that wI might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with xflesh and blood, 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.
18 Then after three years yI went up to Jerusalem to see 3Peter, and remained with him fifteen days. 19 But zI saw none of the other apostles except aJames, the Lord’s brother. 20 (Now concerning the things which I write to you, indeed, before God, I do not lie.)
21 bAfterward I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 And I was unknown by face to the churches of Judea which cwere in Christ. 23 But they were dhearing only, “He who formerly epersecuted us now preaches the faith which he once tried to destroy.” 24 And they fglorified God in me.