Galatians 1 — AAB

Paul’s Greeting to the Galatians

1Verse 1Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead—^{Verse 2}and all the brothers with me,
To the churches of Galatia:^{Verse 3}Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,^{+Verse 4}who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,^{Verse 5}to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

No Other Gospel

^{Verse 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—^{Verse 7}which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.^{Verse 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!^{Verse 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!

Paul Preaches the Gospel

^{Verse 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.^{Verse 11}For I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.^{+Verse 12}I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.^{Verse 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.^{Verse 14}I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers.^{Verse 15}But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased^{Verse 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,^{Verse 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.^{Verse 18}Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas,⁺and I stayed with him fifteen days.^{Verse 19}But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother.^{Verse 20}I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.^{Verse 21}Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.^{Verse 22}I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.^{Verse 23}They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”^{Verse 24}And they glorified God because of me.