Galatians 1 — GMV

1 Verse 1 Paul, an apostle—appointed not by men nor through 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 to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, ^{Verse 4} who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father. ^{Verse 5} To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen. ^{Verse 6} I am astonished that you are so quickly turning away from him who called you by the grace of Christ and turning to a different gospel, ^{Verse 7} not that there is another gospel, but there are some who are troubling you and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ. ^{Verse 8} But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed! ^{Verse 9} As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone preaches to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be accursed! ^{Verse 10} Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ. ^{Verse 11} But I make known to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached did not originate with man. ^{Verse 12} For I did not receive it from man, nor was I taught it, but I received it by a revelation of Jesus Christ. ^{Verse 13} For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it. ^{Verse 14} I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, being far more zealous for the traditions of my fathers. ^{Verse 15} But when God, who set me apart before I was born and called me by his grace, was pleased ^{Verse 16} to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach good news about him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, ^{Verse 17} nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away to Arabia and returned again to Damascus. ^{Verse 18} Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to become acquainted with Peter, and I stayed with him for fifteen days. ^{Verse 19} But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the brother of the Lord. ^{Verse 20} (Now in what I am writing to you, I assure you before God that I am not lying.) ^{Verse 21} Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. ^{Verse 22} But I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. ^{Verse 23} They were only hearing people say, “The man who once persecuted us is now preaching the good news of the faith he once tried to destroy.” ^{Verse 24} So they were glorifying God because of me.