Galatians 1:1–10

Paul, an apostle^a—sent not from men nor by a man,^b but by Jesus Christ^c and God the Father,^d who raised him from the dead^e—²and all the brothers and sisters^a with me,^f

To the churches in Galatia:^g

³Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,^{h 4}who gave himself for our sinsⁱ to rescue us from the present evil age,^j according to the will of our God and Father,^{k 5}to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.^l

No Other Gospel

⁶I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called^m you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospelⁿ—⁷which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion^o and are trying to pervert^p the gospel of Christ. ⁸But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you,^q let them be under God’s curse!^{r 9}As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted,^s let them be under God’s curse!

¹⁰Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people?^t If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.