1 Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised Him from the dead— | C | TOSK
2 and all the brothers with me, To the churches of Galatia: | C | TOSK
3 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, | C | TOSK
4 who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, | IP | C | TOSK | TT |
5 to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. | C | TOSK
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— | C | TOSK
7 which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ. | C | TOSK
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! | C | TOSK
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! | C | TOSK
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. | C | TOSK
11 For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man. | C | TOSK
12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ. | C | TOSK
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. | C | TOSK
14 I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. | TOSK
15 But when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by His grace, was pleased | IP¹ | IP² | TOSK
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, | TOSK
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. | TOSK
18 Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas, and I stayed with him fifteen days. | TOSK
19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord’s brother. | TOSK
20 I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie. | TOSK
21 Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. | TOSK
22 I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. | TOSK
23 They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.” | TOSK
24 And they glorified God because of me. | TOSK