CHAPTER 1
2 And all the brethren who are with met to the churches of Galatia;
3 Grace (be) to you, and peace from God the Father, and (from) our Lord Jesus Christ,
4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from the present wicked age, according to the will of God and our Father,
5 To whom (be) glory for ever and ever. Amen.
6 I wonder that ye are so soon removed from Christ who called you in grace, [172] to another gospel;
7 Which is not another thing, than that there are some who trouble you, and wish to subvert the gospel of Christ.
8 But although we, or an angel from heaven preach the gospel to you otherwise than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.
9 As we said before, now also I say again, if any one shall preach the gospel to you otherwise than what ye have received, let him be accursed.
10 For do I now persuade according to men, or according to God? [173] or do I seek to please men? for if I still pleased men, I should not be a servant of Christ.
11 But I make known to you, brethren, concerning the gospel which was preached by me, that it is not according to man;
12 For I neither received nor learned it from man, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
13 For ye have heard of my conversation, which formerly was in Judaism; [174] that, beyond measure, I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it,
14 And profited in Judaism [175] above many my equals [176] in my nation, being exceedingly zealous for the traditions of the fathers. [177]
15 But after that it pleased God, (who had separated me from my mother's womb, and (who) called me by his grace,)
16 To reveal his son to me, that I might preach him among the Gentiles, immediately I conferred not [178] with flesh and blood,
17 Neither did I return to Jerusalem, to those who were apostles before me; but I went away into Arabia, and again returned to Damascus.
18 Next after three years, I returned to Jerusalem, that I might see Peter; and I abode with him fifteen days.
19 But I saw none other of the apostles, except James the Lord's brother.
20 Now the things which I write to you, behold, before God, I do not speak falsely.
21 Afterwards I came into the countries of Syria and Cilicia;
22 And was unknown by face to the churches of Judea, which were in Christ.
23 But there was only this report among them: [179] He who at one time persecuted us, now preacheth the faith which he formerly was destroying,
24 And they glorified God in me.